Flash Flood — Patillas, Puerto Rico

2019-08-29 · near Patillas, Patillas, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Road 181 at the intersection with road 7759 was closed due to Rio Marin put of its banks.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Cyclone Dorian affected the area on August 28th-29th. Dorian was upgraded from a tropical storm to a minimal category 1 hurricane during the afternoon of the 28th as the center of the storm moved across the USVI. Portions of the western eyewall affected Culebra with rainbands extending into the eastern half of Puerto Rico.

On August 29th, as Dorian moved northward away from the local area, external bands associated with storm resulted in heavy shower and strong thunderstorm activity across the southern and eastern half of Puerto Rico during the late morning into the afternoon hours, resulting in flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 853182. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.