Puerto Rico, 2005

Debris Flow and Flood in Puerto Rico, January 19, 2005

January 19, 2005 · NWS SJU · 2 events in 1 county or zone

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

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.

Event by event

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

Flood, Central Interior

When
January 19, 10:00 PM AST to 11:59 PM AST
Where
Central Interior forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flooded home reported at Barrio Anones, Los Catalas Sector, along road 814 in Naranjito.

Debris Flow, Central Interior

When
January 19, 10:15 PM AST
Where
Central Interior forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several homes affected by a landslide at Barrio Achiote, along road 154 in Naranjito.

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

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: 5435957, 5435958.