Puerto Rico, 2007

Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, November 9, 2007

November 9, 2007 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A broad low level trough across the Caribbean and an elongated trough that extended from a low pressure to the north of Puerto Rico produced heavy afternoon showers and thunderstorms across the San Juan Metro area.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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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.

A broad low level trough across the Caribbean and an elongated trough that extended from a low pressure to the north of Puerto Rico produced heavy afternoon showers and thunderstorms across the San Juan Metro area.

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, San Juan and Vicinity

When
November 9, 2:39 PM AST to 4:45 PM AST
Where
San Juan and Vicinity County, 17.53 mi NE of Corozal
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
18.466, -66.118

Urban flooding was reported in William Duprey School in Rio Piedras, Monacillos sector along road 21, along Highway 52 from San Juan to Caguas in front of the Medical Center, near Condominio Centro Sur and El Vedado in Hato Rey.

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: 75739.