Puerto Rico, 2007

Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, July 16, 2007

July 16, 2007 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An upper level trough located northwest of Puerto Rico and the moisture left behind a tropical wave combined to produce showers and few thunderstorms. A strong evening thunderstorm across the north central waters between Toa Baja and Vega Baja produced localized urban flooding in Bayamon, Toa Baja and Dorado.

Where it happened

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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 happened

The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.

An upper level trough located northwest of Puerto Rico and the moisture left behind a tropical wave combined to produce showers and few thunderstorms. A strong evening thunderstorm across the north central waters between Toa Baja and Vega Baja produced localized urban flooding in Bayamon, Toa Baja and Dorado.

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, North Central

When
July 16, 8:45 PM AST to 10:35 PM AST
Where
North Central County, Dorado
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
18.430, -66.280

A resident of Dorado City reported urban flooding and power outages due to thunderstorm in progress.

What these are

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

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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: 41938.