Flash Flood, Humacao
- When
- August 24, 12:00 PM AST to 8:00 PM AST
- Where
- Humacao County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, August 24, 1998
A strong tropical wave produced widespread flooding and damaging winds across the north and east sections of Puerto rico. Flooded roads, landslides and widespread power outages were reported across the east sections of Puerto Rico.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 tropical wave produced widespread flooding and damaging winds across the north and east sections of Puerto rico. Flooded roads, landslides and widespread power outages were reported across the east sections of Puerto Rico. In Vieques a stream went out of its banks flooding Villa Muneca sector. Two people were evacuated. Flooding of streets were reported in Carolina, Humacao, and Naguabo. Landslides were reported in Ceiba, Canovanas, and Toa Alta. About 15000 users were without electricity due to trees falling on power lines. An unofficial spotter report from Aibonito indicated a 24 hour rainfall value of 7.00 inches ending at 6 am on August 25th. A peak gust of 47 mph was recorded at Isla Verde International Airport.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, San Juan
- When
- August 24, 12:00 PM AST to 8:00 PM AST
- Where
- San Juan County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Rip Current in New York, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Flooding in Texas, August 24 to 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Maine, August 24, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 24, 1998
More
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, August 1998
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: 5663942, 5663943.