Puerto Rico, 2001

Flooding in Puerto Rico, November 27, 2001

November 27, 2001 · NWS SJU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Hurricane Olga located well to the northeast of the local area caused large north to northeast swells in our area. These swells produced minor coastal flooding in Sector la Punta Condado in San Juan.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Hurricane Olga located well to the northeast of the local area caused large north to northeast swells in our area. These swells produced minor coastal flooding in Sector la Punta Condado in San Juan. In addition, road 187 in Pinones was impassable..

Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, San Juan and Vicinity

When
November 27, 6:00 AM AST to 12:00 PM AST
Where
San Juan and Vicinity forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

Flood, Northeast

When
November 27, 6:00 AM AST to 12:00 PM AST
Where
Northeast forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5272513, 5272514.