Flood · Puerto Rico

Flood April 12, 2018 · San Sebastian, Puerto Rico

Death

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 56 year old man was dragged by a surge of water on the Guatemala river. PREMA search and rescue team found the body down river.

The wider storm

Low level moisture combined with daytime heating and orographic effects to produce scattered to locally numerous showers across the western interior and northwest sections of Puerto Rico. Heavy rainfall led to rapid rises in small stream and rivers across the area.

Began near San Sebastian (18.3200, -66.9700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 747736. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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