Puerto Rico, 2000

Flood in Puerto Rico, May 5, 2000

May 5, 2000 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A strong thunderstorm with very heavy rain produced between two to three inches of rain over the town of Guanica. This rainfall caused flooding of streets and low lying areas.

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.

A strong thunderstorm with very heavy rain produced between two to three inches of rain over the town of Guanica. This rainfall caused flooding of streets and low lying areas.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Mayaguez

When
May 5, 6:30 PM AST to 9:30 PM AST
Where
Mayaguez County, Guanica
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5147258.