Debris Flow — Utuado, Puerto Rico

2021-10-01 · near Utuado, Utuado, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Mudslide reported along Road PR-123 in Barrio Rio Abajo between KM 56.3 and 63.3.

Wider weather episode

Abundant low-level moisture combined with daytime heating and local effects as well as light steering winds to result in slow-moving shower and thunderstorm activity across portions of interior, northern, and western Puerto Rico.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 986649. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.