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Flash Flood — Central Interior, Puerto Rico
October 12, 2004 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$25K
Area
Central Interior
Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy rains over the high terrain of the Toro Negro River basin caused a rapid rise of the river that caused the loss of life of a 39 year old woman which drowned while attempting to transit a low water crossing on Road 615. Six teenagers managed to escape from the same vehicle.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.