Flood — Dorad, Puerto Rico

2021-07-18 · near Dorado, Dorad, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Ponding of water reported on Highway 22 near Exit 27. The water accumulations caused all but one lane to be impassable.

Wider weather episode

A quick moving tropical wave, enhancing the low-level moisture combined with local and diurnal effects to generate rounds of shower and thunderstorm activity across interior, northern, and western PR.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 975482. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.