Puerto Rico, 2006

Debris Flow and Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, July 1, 2006

July 1, 2006 · NWS SJU · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Scattered to numerous showers developed since mid morning mainly across the eastern half of Puerto Rico. A few thunderstorms were also reported near the San Juan metro area.

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.

Scattered to numerous showers developed since mid morning mainly across the eastern half of Puerto Rico. A few thunderstorms were also reported near the San Juan metro area. Urban and street flooding was reported in some areas.

Event by event

2 heavy rain, 1 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.

Debris Flow, Eastern Interior

When
July 1, 1:13 PM AST
Where
Eastern Interior forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

A landslide was reported blocking road 919 at Barrio Valenciano in Juncos municipality.

Heavy Rain, San Juan and Vicinity

When
July 1, 1:26 PM AST to 3:00 PM AST
Where
San Juan and Vicinity County, Guaynabo
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Urban flooding was reported along road 834 in Guaynabo municipality.

Heavy Rain, Eastern Interior

When
July 1, 1:31 PM AST to 3:00 PM AST
Where
Eastern Interior County, Caguas
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Road flooding was reported along Highway 1 at the Flamingo Motel entrance in Caguas municipality.

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.
Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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: 5523172, 5523173, 5523174.