Flash Flood — Las Piedras, Puerto Rico

2020-11-08 · near Las Piedras, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Road PR-9936 was flooded due to Rio Gurabo going out of its banks.

Wider weather episode

Very deep tropical moisture pulled up by the circulation of Tropical Cyclone Eta as it was moving across Cuba and into Southern Florida moved over the area. As a result, environmental conditions were very favorable for multiple days of heavy shower activity. A tropical wave was also injected into Eta's moisture plume, further enhancing the moisture content across the local area between 11/10 and 11/11.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 929858. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.