Puerto Rico, 1997

Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 15, 1997

August 15, 1997 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

possibly severe and located about 10 miles northeast of Mayaguez produced heavy rains in the municipality. Street flooding was reported in Alturas de Mayaguez.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.

A strong thunderstorm...possibly severe and located about 10 miles northeast of Mayaguez produced heavy rains in the municipality. Street flooding was reported in Alturas de Mayaguez. A mudslide was also reported at Barrio Miradero.

Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Mayaguez Anasco

When
August 15, 5:30 PM AST to 6:30 PM AST
Where
Mayaguez Anasco County, Mayaguez

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5622064.