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Flash Flood — Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

September 18, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$20K
Area
Toa Baja

Event narrative (NOAA)

A report in the newspaper indicated that a 62-year-old male was swept away by flooding rain at La Virgencita, Toa Baja. The male was swept away from inside his car and the body was recovered three days later.

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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.

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