Puerto Rico, 2004

Debris Flows and Flood in Puerto Rico, November 13, 2004

November 13, 2004 · NWS SJU · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 debris flow, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

2 debris flow, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Debris Flow, Central Interior

When
November 13, 9:40 AM AST
Where
Central Interior forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Landslides were reported along road 152, km. 6.4, and road 813, km. 3.3, in the municipality of Naranjito.

Debris Flow, Central Interior

When
November 13, 9:40 AM AST
Where
Central Interior forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Landslide was reported along road 159, km. 2.4, in the municipality of Corozal.

Flood, North Central

When
November 13, 9:40 AM AST
Where
North Central forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Road 123, km. 61.6 was reported closed due to river being out of banks in the municipality of Arecibo.

What these are

Debris Flow
A fast-moving slurry of mud, rock and debris, usually on a slope soaked by heavy rain or stripped by a fire.
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

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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: 5427953, 5427954, 5427955.