Wildfire, Mayaguez
- When
- March 14, 10:00 AM AST to March 18, 10:00 AM AST
- Where
- Mayaguez County, Central Portion
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Wildfire in Puerto Rico, March 14 to 18, 2000
An man made fire on March 14, near the Maricao Reserve Forest in San German, went out of control and expanded to cover near 300 acres. Drier weather conditions and strong gusty winds helped the fire to spread out.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- 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.
An man made fire on March 14, near the Maricao Reserve Forest in San German, went out of control and expanded to cover near 300 acres. Drier weather conditions and strong gusty winds helped the fire to spread out. 200 acres were located in the Maricao Reserve Forest and 100 acres were private. The fire last until the morning of March 18. To extinct the fire 68,000 gallons of waters were used.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 14 to 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 14 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, March 14, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, March 14, 2000
- Blizzard in Alaska, March 14, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, March 14, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, March 14, 2000
More
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, March 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: 5134291.