Puerto Rico, 2003

Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 22, 2003

November 22, 2003 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Southwest

When
November 22, 3:30 AM AST to 7:30 AM AST
Where
Southwest County, Guanica
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

River Rio Loco was reported out of its banks in two sectors of Guanica, Magueyes and Laguna. The urban area of Guanica was reported flooded.

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

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: 5336544.