Widespread flooding continued across the north and north central zone of Puerto Rico. Over 200 homes were flooded in 12 municipalities from the northeast through the north central.
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The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.
Widespread flooding continued across the north and north central zone of Puerto Rico. Over 200 homes were flooded in 12 municipalities from the northeast through the north central. The most impacted municipalities were San Juan with 83 flooded homes mainly in Barrio Obrero, Vega Baja with 60 flooded homes, Vega Alta with 27 flooded homes, Toa Alta with 10 flooded homes, and Catano with 9 flooded homes. The hardest hit areas in received 3 day rainfall totals that were between 6 and 8 inches. Highway, street and urban flooding was widespread across the entire region with some serious flooding in Barrio Carrizales in Arecibo, Barrio Sabana Hoyos in Vega Baja and Barrio Obrero in San Juan. In Barrio Algarrobo, Vega Baja, as a result of flooding along the Cibuco River, twenty families were stranded as floods created huge sinkholes along access roads. The Government of Puerto Rico declared a State of Emergency for the municipalities of San Juan, Vega Baja and Arecibo due to the rains from April 21-25.
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 Apr 24, 3:58 AM AST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 358 AM AST TUE APR 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANTS OF AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN LOCATED ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT... MAINTAINING SHOWERY CONDITIONS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPREAD OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...PRODUCING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS. NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK. && .DISCUSSION...THE MORNING WAS RAINY ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO...ACROSS CULEBRA VIEQUES AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THIS WEATHER REGIME THAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY....IS ASSOCIATED TO AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOCATED OVER THE AREA. THE NORTHEAST LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT MOISTURE OVER THESE SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. BECAUSE OF THIS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM TONIGHT. && .AVIATION...ABUNDANT CLOUDS SHOWERY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. THIS MAY LEAD TO LOW VISIBILITY VALUES AS WELL AS CEILINGS ACROSS THE AREA. SEE AVIATION PRODUCTS. && .MARINE...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS WHILE PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF THE COASTAL WATERS BUT NEAR MAYAGUEZ WATERS. NORTH- NORTHEAST SWELLS ARE UNDERGOING A DECREASING TREND. && .HYDROLOGY...WHILE THE SHOWERY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES THE CHANCES FOR SOME KIND OF FLOODING WILL BE HIGH BECAUSE MOST AREAS ARE ALREADY SATURATED AND THRESHOLD VALUES TO GET FLOODING ARE LOW. && .CLIMATE...FOUR RECORDS HAVE BEEN TIED OR BROKEN DURING THIS MONTH. NEW DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL OF 1.51 INCHES WAS MEASURED IN APR 17...2.44 INCHES WERE MEASURED IN APR 22. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 92 DEGREES WAS TIED IN APR 19 AND OF 94 DEGREES IN APR 20. A TOTAL OF 12.51 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE BEEN MEASURED UNTIL YESTERDAY. THIS IS 2.42 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL VALUE FOR THE YEAR. 6.63 INCHES HAVE BEEN MEASURED UNTIL YESTERDAY. THIS IS 4.00 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL VALUE FOR THE MONTH. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SJU 84 74 85 74 / 60 60 60 60 STT 81 76 82 76 / 50 50 50 40 && .SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR PRZ001>013. VI...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR VIZ001-002. && 11
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 630 AM AST TUE APR 24 2007 PRZ001>013-AMZ710>750-251000- 630 AM AST TUE APR 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO. .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. DUE TO SATURATED GROUNDS FROM RECENT RAINS...AREAS WITH PERSISTENT OR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO FLOOD PROBLEMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE ISLAND. ADDITIONALLY...LANDSLIDES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND VIEQUES UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MOIST AND UNSTABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. DUE TO SATURATED SOILS FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL...PERSISTENT OR HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS...AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR MUDSLIDES ACROSS STEEP TERRAIN. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. VIZ001-002-AMZ710>730-251000- 630 AM AST TUE APR 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. DUE TO SATURATED GROUNDS FROM RECENT RAINS...AREAS WITH PERSISTENT OR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO FLOOD PROBLEMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE ISLAND. ADDITIONALLY...LANDSLIDES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MOIST AND UNSTABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. DUE TO SATURATED SOILS FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL...PERSISTENT OR HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS...AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR MUDSLIDES ACROSS STEEP TERRAIN. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. 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
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 32 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:21 UTC.
5 flood, 4 heavy rain, 1 debris flow, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Street flooding was reported in the community of Villa Hugo in Canovanas. Two homes were reported flooded in San Isidro.
River Rio Cibuco was reported out of its banks.
Two homes were reported flooded at Villa Batata sector in Loiza.
A flooded home was reported along road 156 at Barrio Canabon, Pozo Dulce sector.
Flood water levels were reported rising at La Granja area which prompted a family to evacuate their home. Heavy rain and rising water levels were reported at Tortuguero. Flooded homes were reported at Parc Amadeo, Villa Pinares, Barrio Rio Abajo, Barrio Algarrobo, Brazilia, Jardines de Vega Baja, Tortuguero sector 4 calles, and Ojo de Agua sector. Road 137 at Highway 2 intersection was impassable. A car and its occupants were overtaken by floodwaters at Alturas de Vega Baja.
A landslide was reported along Highway 2 at Barrio Espinoza, Laguna Uno sector in Dorado.
Flooded homes were reported along Highway 2 at the Candelaria Sector of Toa Baja. Flooded roads were reported in Barrio Campanilla and near the Virgencita intersection. |
Flooded homes were reported along road 682 at Barrio Guayaney, at Parcelas Marques in Manati. Highway 2 flooded in front of ASG building.
A car and its occupants were overtaken by a strong current and flood waters along Highway 2 in front of the Vega Alta CDT. Homes were reported flooded in Santa Rita and in Abra Williams sector in Vega Alta.
Home and street flooding was reported at Costa del Atlantico, Parcelas Rodriguez Olmo, and Reparto Regional. Roads 681 at Barrio Islote, 653 at Barrio Barrancas, and at Barrio Santana in the Arecibo municipality. Seven people were in shelters.
Three flooded homes were reported along road 681 in Barceloneta.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, April 2007
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: 30381, 30408, 30412, 30413, 30414, 30415, 30416, 30417, 30418, 30419, 30423.