Puerto Rico, 2005

Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, July 12, 2005

July 12, 2005 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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The toll

Deaths
2
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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Central Interior

When
July 12, 4:50 PM AST to 6:50 PM AST
Where
Central Interior County, Ciales
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
18.283, -66.517

Two persons were swept downstream by the swollen waters of River Toro Negro, at Barrio Pozas in the municipality of Ciales.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Flash Flood, Central Interior2005-07-1238MaleIn WaterDirect
Flash Flood, Central Interior2005-07-1222MaleIn WaterDirect

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.

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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: 5464732.