producing precipitation of moderate to heavy intensity that affected the sections of the north central and north.
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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.
The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.
A broad surface trough that extended from the West Central Atlantic into the Northeast Caribbean produced scattered to numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms over the interior which spread westward and northward...producing precipitation of moderate to heavy intensity that affected the sections of the north central and north.
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 Mar 26, 4:12 PM AST, 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 412 PM AST MON MAR 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS...ROAD SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE WEST CENTRAL ATLANTIC INTO THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE WEST ATLANTIC...WHERE IT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY...AND HELP FOR ACTIVE WEATHER OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. && .SHORT TERM...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS STARTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THEN SPREADING OUT TO THE WEST AND NORTH SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. THESE SHOWERS PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 TO 3 INCHES. MOST OF THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TONIGHT...SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS AND MOVE NORTH AFFECTING THE SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN COASTAL SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. A SIMILAR WEATHER SCENARIO WILL PREVAIL OVER THE LOCAL REGION ON TUESDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP AND AFFECTING THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST. .LONG TERM...THE LOCAL ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE STABLE AFTER WEDNESDAY BUT ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO INCREASE THE SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL AREA. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY TRANQUIL UNTIL WEDNESDAY...WHEN A NORTH LONG PERIOD SWELL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE REGIONAL WATERS. INTENSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO KEEP ALERT FOR THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SJU 73 85 74 84 / 50 40 40 40 STT 75 83 75 83 / 50 40 40 50 && .SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PR...NONE. VI...NONE. && 99/10
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 600 AM AST MON MAR 26 2007 PRZ001>013-AMZ710>750-271000- 600 AM AST MON MAR 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO. .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE LOCAL WATERS TODAY...WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITIES FOR RAIN ACROSS THE INTERIOR...NORTHERN SLOPES...AND NORTHWEST. HEAVY RAINFALL SHOULD BE EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR AND NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS AND COULD PRODUCE LARGE AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH ISOLATED AREAS POTENTIALLY SEEING ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES. ALTHOUGH NO WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS LIKELY. THIS ACTIVITY OVER WATER WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING...AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT TO THESE HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...A VERY ENERGETIC UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AND WILL MAINTAIN THE CHANCE FOR INTENSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REGION WIDE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING OUT OF THE REGION...WITH THE ATMOSPHERE THEN BEGINNING TO STABILIZE. HOWEVER...INCREASING MOISTURE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MAY MAINTAIN A GOOD CHANCE FOR FREQUENT SHOWERS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL AREA. MODERATE TO LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO INVADE THE REGIONAL WATERS WEDNESDAY...AND WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTS...AND SEAS 7 FEET OR GREATER ACROSS THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED TODAY. VIZ001-002-AMZ710>730-271000- 600 AM AST MON MAR 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE LEEWARD COASTS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS TODAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS ACTIVITY...ALTHOUGH THE HIGHEST RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR OVER WATER. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM OR GUT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. OVER THE LOCAL WATERS...THIS ACTIVITY WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING...AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT TO THESE HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...A VERY ENERGETIC UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AND WILL MAINTAIN THE CHANCE FOR INTENSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REGION WIDE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING OUT OF THE REGION...WITH THE ATMOSPHERE THEN BEGINNING TO STABILIZE. HOWEVER...INCREASING MOISTURE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MAY MAINTAIN A GOOD CHANCE FOR FREQUENT SHOWERS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL AREA. MODERATE TO LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO INVADE THE REGIONAL WATERS WEDNESDAY...AND WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTS...AND SEAS 7 FEET OR GREATER ACROSS THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY. 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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
342 PM AST MON MAR 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0335 PM HEAVY RAIN ARECIBO 18.46N 66.74W
03/26/2007 E24.00 INCH ARECIBO PR EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED SEVERAL ROADWAYS FLOODED UNDER
2 FEET OF WATER IN THE ARECIBO AREA.
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ABTAHIThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Road flooding was reported at the intersection of Martinez Nadal road and Highway 2. Urban flooding was reported in Puerto Nuevo near BlockBusters. 65th Infantry Avenue in front of Pueblo Xtra was flooded.
Flooded streets at Rodriguez Olmos neighborhood in Arecibo. Highway 2 flooded in front of Arecibo shopping center and the government center. Road 638 from Barrio Miraflores to Domingo Ruiz flooded.
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, March 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: 23694, 23695.