Drought, Humacao
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM AST to April 30, 11:00 PM AST
- Where
- Humacao forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought in Puerto Rico, April 1 to 30, 2000
Dry weather has reduced flow of rivers in the northeastern part of the island. About 4000 families in the high-lying areas in the municipalities of Rio Grande, Luquillo and Fajardo has been left without water during peak usage hours in the mornings and early evenings.
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.
Dry weather has reduced flow of rivers in the northeastern part of the island. About 4000 families in the high-lying areas in the municipalities of Rio Grande, Luquillo and Fajardo has been left without water during peak usage hours in the mornings and early evenings.
Event by event
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, April 1 to 3, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, April 1 to 3, 2000
- Hail in Texas, April 1, 2000
- Drought in Missouri, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in South Dakota, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in New Mexico, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 1, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Minnesota, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2000
More
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, April 2000
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: 5140637.