Flash Flood — Canovanas, Puerto Rico

2020-03-10 to 2020-03-11 · near Canovanas, Canovanas, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Road PR-962 between KM 0.6 and KM 0.8 was flooded with 8 feet of water.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved over the area. This cold front along with abundant low to mid-level moisture and a trough aloft resulted areas of heavy rainfall activity across the north-central and northeastern portions of Puerto Rico during this period.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 877670. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.