Flash Flood — Utuado, Puerto Rico

2018-10-23 to 2018-10-24 · near Utuado, Utuado, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Flooding and mudslides prompted the closure of road PR-523 at KM 1 in Barrio Arenas.

Wider weather episode

Plenty of low-level moisture combined with diurnal heating and local effects to result in the development of slow moving showers, mainly over interior PR.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 788504. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.