Hurricane in Puerto Rico, August 22 to 23, 2000

Name: Hurricane in Puerto Rico, August 22 to 23, 2000
Start: 2000-08-22T15:00
End: 2000-08-23T02:00
Location: Puerto Rico

August 22 to 23, 2000 · NWS SJU · 13 events in 13 counties and zones

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $501,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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.

Debby formed on the 18th of August as a tropical depression about 1100 miles east of the Windward Islands. The storm moved west northwest and strengthened to a hurricane on the morning of August 22 just northeast of the Leeward Islands. Debby passed about 30 miles north of St.Thomas late that morning and about 30 to 40 miles off the northeast coast of Puerto Rico during the afternoon. The storm continued to move west northwest and weakened during most of the day and night and by the 23rd it was located about 100 miles northwest of Puerto Rico as a tropical storm. Its major impact over Puerto Rico was flooding. Some sectors in the interior received more than 12 inches of rain in a 48-hour period. This caused widespread flooding and many rivers to overflow their banks forcing communities to be evacuated. Also this rainfall caused landslides and mudslides and induced various bridges to collapse. Many homes were affected by flood waters island wide. Maximum sustained wind speed at the San Juan Airport was 24 mph with gusts to 35 mph. In Ceiba, maximum sustained winds were 28 mph with gust to 35 mph. Damages were estimated around .5 M due to flooding affecting about 406 homes. Caguas municipality was the most affected with 237 families reporting some degree of flood damage.

Event by event

13 hurricane (typhoon). Local standard time, as filed.

Hurricane (Typhoon), Mayaguez and Vicinity

When: August 22, 3:00 PM AST to August 23, 2:00 AM AST
Where: Mayaguez and Vicinity forecast zone
Property damage: $41,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hurricane (Typhoon), North Central

When: August 22, 3:00 PM AST to August 23, 2:00 AM AST
Where: North Central forecast zone
Property damage: $41,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hurricane (Typhoon), Northeast

When: August 22, 3:00 PM AST to August 23, 2:00 AM AST
Where: Northeast forecast zone
Property damage: $41,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hurricane (Typhoon), Northwest

When: August 22, 3:00 PM AST to August 23, 2:00 AM AST
Where: Northwest forecast zone
Property damage: $41,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hurricane (Typhoon), Ponce and Vicinity

When: August 22, 3:00 PM AST to August 23, 2:00 AM AST
Where: Ponce and Vicinity forecast zone
Property damage: $41,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hurricane (Typhoon), Southeast

When: August 22, 3:00 PM AST to August 23, 2:00 AM AST
Where: Southeast forecast zone
Property damage: $41,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hurricane (Typhoon), Southwest

When: August 22, 3:00 PM AST to August 23, 2:00 AM AST
Where: Southwest forecast zone
Property damage: $41,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hurricane (Typhoon), Vieques

When: August 22, 3:00 PM AST to August 23, 2:00 AM AST
Where: Vieques forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hurricane (Typhoon), Western Interior

When: August 22, 3:00 PM AST to August 23, 2:00 AM AST
Where: Western Interior forecast zone
Property damage: $41,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hurricane (Typhoon), San Juan and Vicinity

When: August 22, 3:00 PM AST to August 23, 2:00 AM AST
Where: San Juan and Vicinity forecast zone
Property damage: $41,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hurricane (Typhoon), Central Interior

When: August 22, 3:00 PM AST to August 23, 2:00 AM AST
Where: Central Interior forecast zone
Property damage: $41,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hurricane (Typhoon), Culebra

When: August 22, 3:00 PM AST to August 23, 2:00 AM AST
Where: Culebra forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hurricane (Typhoon), Eastern Interior

When: August 22, 3:00 PM AST to August 23, 2:00 AM AST
Where: Eastern Interior forecast zone
Property damage: $41,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

What these are

Hurricane (Typhoon): A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Puerto Rico, August 2000 The 2000 hurricane season

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: 5156109, 5156110, 5156111, 5156112, 5156113, 5156114, 5156115, 5156116, 5156117, 5157371, 5157372, 5157373, 5157374.