Flash Flood, North Central
- When
- September 20, 2:00 PM AST to 4:00 PM AST
- Where
- North Central County, South Portion
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, September 20, 2001
Strong thunderstorms developed over the northern interior sections of Puerto Rico during the afternoon. Emergency Managers reported various rivers out of theirs banks in Lares and Jayuya.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Strong thunderstorms developed over the northern interior sections of Puerto Rico during the afternoon. Emergency Managers reported various rivers out of theirs banks in Lares and Jayuya. Small hail was reported in Ciales and Morovis and San Sebastian recorded strong gusty winds.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Central Interior
- When
- September 20, 2:00 PM AST to 4:00 PM AST
- Where
- Central Interior County, Northwest Portion
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Flash Flood, Western Interior
- When
- September 20, 2:00 PM AST to 4:00 PM AST
- Where
- Western Interior County, Northwest Portion
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
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
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- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, September 20, 2001
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, September 20, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 20, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, September 20, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, September 20, 2001
- Hail in Kansas, September 20, 2001
- Hail in Texas, September 20, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, September 20, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 20 to 23, 2001
- Hail in Minnesota, September 20, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Texas, September 20, 2001
More
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, September 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: 5269122, 5269123, 5269124.