Puerto Rico, 1999

Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, November 11, 1999

November 11, 1999 · NWS SJU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Heavy rains occurred in the afternoon causing flooding in various roads in Gurabo and landslides in Yabucoa where two families were isolated. In Guayama, a temporarily bridge collapsed, isolating about 300 families in Jagueyes sector.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$8,000
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.

Heavy rains occurred in the afternoon causing flooding in various roads in Gurabo and landslides in Yabucoa where two families were isolated. In Guayama, a temporarily bridge collapsed, isolating about 300 families in Jagueyes sector.

Event by event

2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Humacao

When
November 11, 5:00 PM AST to 8:00 PM AST
Where
Humacao County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

Heavy Rain, Guayama

When
November 11, 5:00 PM AST to 8:00 PM AST
Where
Guayama County, Guayama
Property damage
$8,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5720045, 5720143.