Puerto Rico, 2006

Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, June 20, 2006

June 20, 2006 · NWS SJU · 3 events in 1 county or zone

3 heavy rain, 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.

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 20, 12:09 PM AST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 12:09 PM AST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 6:20 AM AST, 7 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
620 AM AST TUE JUN 20 2006

PRZ001>013-AMZ710>750-211000-
620 AM AST TUE JUN 20 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO.

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS PUERTO RICO THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE
REST OF THIS MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
ISLAND AND THEN THE WESTERN INTERIOR AND NORTHWEST OF PUERTO
RICO...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. SHOWERS COULD BE HEAVY
AND NUMEROUS AT TIMES WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...WHICH
WILL LEAD TO THE ISSUANCE OF MORE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORIES
THROUGH THE DAY. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF STRONG STORMS AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE REGIONAL WATERS. A FEW WATERSPOUTS
COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE UNDER THIS WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY
ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS.

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE REMINDED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION AROUND
LOCAL RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MUDSLIDES
ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS WHERE THE SOIL IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM
PREVIOUS RAIN EVENTS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MOISTURE AND SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH AT
LEAST THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. THIS MOISTURE LEFT BEHIND BY THE
WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH LOCAL EFFECTS AND DIURNAL
HEATING...TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS EACH DAY OF THIS WEEK MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON.

VIZ001-002-AMZ710>730-211000-
620 AM AST TUE JUN 20 2006

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

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS PUERTO RICO THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE LOCAL
ISLANDS THE REST OF THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SHOWERS COULD BE
HEAVY AND NUMEROUS AT TIMES WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY...WHICH MAY LEAD TO THE ISSUANCE OF URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
ADVISORIES LATER TODAY. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF STRONG STORMS
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE REGIONAL WATERS. A FEW
WATERSPOUTS COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE UNDER THIS WEATHER CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TODAY ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS.

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE REMINDED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION AROUND
LOCAL RIVERS AND GUTS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF
WEEK.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

FROM YOUR PDA/PHONE: HTTP://MOBILE.SRH.NOAA.GOV OR
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/WML

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:17 PM AST, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
217 PM AST TUE JUN 20 2006

PRZ005-008>010-201930-
NORTHWEST-NORTH CENTRAL-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-WESTERN INTERIOR-
217 PM AST TUE JUN 20 2006

DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO
DEVELOP ACROSS THESE AREAS. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE
NORTHWEST AT LEAST THROUGH 330 PM. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE NOW OVER
PARTS OF ARECIBO...HATILLO...SAN SEBASTIAN...MOCA AND AGUADILLA. YOU
CAN EXPECT OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS UP TO
AS MUCH AS 40 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN
ISOLATED AREAS.

RAM

Event by event

3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Northwest

When
June 20, 2:18 PM AST to 6:03 PM AST
Where
Northwest County, Aguadilla
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Urban flooding was reported at Vista Verde neighborhood.

Heavy Rain, Northwest

When
June 20, 3:14 PM AST to 6:03 PM AST
Where
Northwest County, Aguadilla
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Urban and street flooding was reported along Progreso, Betances, Munoz Rivera, Llano Jimenez streets.

Heavy Rain, Northwest

When
June 20, 4:03 PM AST to 6:03 PM AST
Where
Northwest County, Aguadilla
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

A flooded road was reported at Montebru sector in front of Walgreens.

What these are

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

More

Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, June 2006

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: 5521282, 5521283, 5521281.