Puerto Rico, 2005

Flood in Puerto Rico, June 25, 2005

June 25, 2005 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS San Juan, PR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 25, 3:20 PM AST, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 3:20 PM AST, 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 6:25 AM AST, 9 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
625 AM AST SAT JUN 25 2005

PRZ001>013-AMZ710>750-261000-
625 AM AST SAT JUN 25 2005

...LIGHTNING AWARENESS WEEK...REMEMBER LIGHTING KILLS PLAY IT SAFE...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO.

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED NEAR 61 WEST WILL
LARGELY PASS TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS LATE TODAY AND
TONIGHT. HOWEVER...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE
REGION TODAY. THAT IN COMBINATION WITH LOCAL ISLAND EFFECTS WILL
RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
LOCAL ISLANDS...BUT MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND WESTERN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. MINOR URBAN
TYPE FLOODING MAY OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS. OTHERWISE NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO PASS
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN ON TUESDAY...BUT MAINLY TO THE SOUTH
OF PUERTO RICO. HOWEVER...LOCAL ISLAND EFFECTS WILL RESULT IN
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS DURING THIS PERIOD...BUT MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
ACROSS THE WESTERN AND WESTERN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO.
MINOR URBAN TYPE FLOODING MAY OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS.

VIZ001-002-AMZ710>730-261000-
625 AM AST SAT JUN 25 2005

...LIGHTNING AWARENESS WEEK...REMEMBER LIGHTING KILLS PLAY IT SAFE...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED NEAR 61 WEST WILL
LARGELY PASS TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS LATE TODAY AND
TONIGHT. HOWEVER...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE
REGION TODAY. THAT IN COMBINATION WITH LOCAL ISLAND EFFECTS WILL
RESULT IN A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. MINOR URBAN AND GUT TYPE TYPE FLOODING
MAY OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO PASS
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN ON TUESDAY...BUT MAINLY TO THE SOUTH
OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. HOWEVER...LOCAL ISLAND EFFECTS WILL RESULT IN
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS DURING THIS PERIOD...BUT MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. MINOR
URBAN AND GUT TYPE FLOODING MAY OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB
SITE FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AT (ALL LOWERCASE
LETTERS): HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 1:35 PM AST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
135 PM AST SAT JUN 25 2005

PRZ005-008>010-251830-
NORTHWEST-NORTH CENTRAL-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-WESTERN INTERIOR-
135 PM AST SAT JUN 25 2005

AT 130 PM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED TWO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF PUERTO RICO. THE
STRONGEST STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SAN SEBASTIAN...LAS MARIAS
AND MOCA THROUGH 150 PM BEFORE MOVING WEST ACROSS AGUADA...ANASCO
AND RINCON BY 210 PM. THE SECOND STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
ARECIBO AND POSSIBLY BARCELONETA AND FLORIDA THROUGH AT LEAST 155
PM. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...
LOW LYING FLOODING AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. IF A THUNDERSTORM
APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE WEATHER
PASSES BY.

SEELEY
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 1:43 PM AST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
COMUNICADO ESPECIAL SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES DEL TIEMPO
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR
135 PM AST SABADO 25 DE JUNIO DE 2005

PRZ005-008>010-251830-
NOROESTE-NORTE CENTRAL-MAYAGUEZ Y VECINDAD-OESTE INTERIOR-
135 PM AST SABADO 25 DE JUNIO DE 2005

A LA 130 PM...EL RADAR DOPPLER MOSTRO DOS TRONADAS FUERTES QUE
CONTINUABAN DESARROLLANDOSE SOBRE LA CUARTA PARTE NOROESTE DE PUERTO
RICO. LA TRONADA MAS FUERTE CONTINUARA AFECTANDO A SAN SEBASTIAN...
LAS MARIAS Y MOCA HASTA LA 150 PM ANTES DE MOVERSE HACIA EL OESTE A
TRAVES DE AGUADA...ANASCO Y RINCON PARA LAS 210 PM. LA SEGUNDA
TRONADA CONTINUARA AFECTANDO A ARECIBO Y POSIBLEMENTE BARCELONETA Y
FLORIDA HASTA POR LO MENOS LA 155 PM. ESTAS TRONADAS FUERTES
CONTIENEN RELAMPAGOS FRECUENTES DE NUBE A TIERRA...VIENTOS EN
RAFAGAS EN EXCESO DE 40 MPH...LLUVIA TORRENCIAL...INUNDACIONES DE
AREAS BAJAS Y POSIBLEMENTE GRANIZO PEQUENO. SI UNA TRONADA SE ACERCA
A SU AREA...VAYA DENTRO DE UN REFUGIO FUERTE HASTA QUE PASE EL MAL
TIEMPO.

SEELEY/SANTIAGO

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, San Juan and Vicinity

When
June 25, 4:13 PM AST to 8:13 PM AST
Where
San Juan and Vicinity forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Urban and street flooding was reported in Villa Palmeras, Barrio Obrero, Kennedy Avenue, Barriada Bitumul in Hato Rey, and Bechara sector.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, June 2005

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: 5455063.