Flash Flood, Arecibo
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM AST to February 5, 8:00 AM AST
- Where
- Arecibo County, Manati
- Property damage
- $10,000
Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, February 4 to 5, 1998
A cold front moved to Puerto Rico producing widespread flooding across the north and east sections. Several creeks and rivers went out of their banks inundating adjacent areas.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 cold front moved to Puerto Rico producing widespread flooding across the north and east sections. Several creeks and rivers went out of their banks inundating adjacent areas. The main rivers that overflowed theirs banks were: Cibuco river in Vega Alta, La Plata river in Manati, and Blanco river in Naguabo. Landslides and road flooding occurred across portions of the north, east, and interior of Puerto Rico.
Event by event
5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Guayama
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM AST to February 5, 8:00 AM AST
- Where
- Guayama County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
Flash Flood, Humacao
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM AST to February 5, 8:00 AM AST
- Where
- Humacao County, Central Portion
- Property damage
- $5,000
Flash Flood, Ponce
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM AST to February 5, 8:00 AM AST
- Where
- Ponce County, Coamo
- Property damage
- $5,000
Flash Flood, San Juan
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM AST to February 5, 8:00 AM AST
- Where
- San Juan County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $15,000
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
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, February 4 to 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in Puerto Rico, February 4, 1998
- Winter Storm in Alabama, February 4, 1998
More
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, February 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: 5631852, 5631853, 5631854, 5631855, 5631856.