Flash Flood, Mayaguez and Vicinity
- When
- November 14, 4:00 PM AST to 9:00 PM AST
- Where
- Mayaguez and Vicinity County, South Portion
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 14, 2001
Heavy rains caused flooding along Rio Rosario in San German and Hormigueros. Various streets and sectors in the vicinity of the river were affected.
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.
Heavy rains caused flooding along Rio Rosario in San German and Hormigueros. Various streets and sectors in the vicinity of the river were affected.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Florida, November 14, 2001
- Flash Flood in Texas, November 14 to 15, 2001
- Flooding in Washington, November 14, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 14, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, November 14, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 14 to 15, 2001
- Flood in Florida, November 14, 2001
- Flood in Florida, November 14, 2001
- Tornado in Texas, November 14, 2001
- Hail in Texas, November 14, 2001
- Hail in Texas, November 14, 2001
- Hail in Texas, November 14, 2001
More
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, November 2001
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: 5272512.