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Flash Flood — Northeast, Puerto Rico
September 16, 2005 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Northeast
Event narrative (NOAA)
Late morning showers and thunderstorms across the northeast section of Puerto Rico produced brief but heavy rainfall that varied from one to three inches. The heavy downpours caused some rivers and streams along the northeast to quickly react and rise to near or above flood stage. Runoff from this rainfall caused River Rio Blanco in Naguabo to rise. The flood crest overtook a person that was swimming in the river and drowned.
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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.