Puerto Rico, 2007

Flooding in Puerto Rico, October 2, 2007

October 2, 2007 · NWS SJU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Scattered to numerous showers and isolated strong thunderstorms developed during the afternoons across the southern slopes, north central, western interior and northwest sections of Puerto Rico. Periods of very heavy rainfall, brief strong and gusty winds and some minor low lying areas flooding were noted in a few locations.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Scattered to numerous showers and isolated strong thunderstorms developed during the afternoons across the southern slopes, north central, western interior and northwest sections of Puerto Rico. Periods of very heavy rainfall, brief strong and gusty winds and some minor low lying areas flooding were noted in a few locations.

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2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Western Interior

When
October 2, 2:41 PM AST to 5:41 PM AST
Where
Western Interior County, 3 mi NW of San Sebastian to 2.86 mi NW of San Sebastian
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
18.350, -67.003

Urban flooding was reported at Sector Sal Si Puedes, behind Plaza San Sebastian, road 445, in the municipality of San Sebastian. Flooding was also reported along road 125, Central Plata.

Flood, Ponce and Vicinity

When
October 2, 2:46 PM AST to 4:46 PM AST
Where
Ponce and Vicinity County, 3.37 mi E of Ponce to 3.36 mi E of Ponce
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
18.044, -66.569

Urban flooding was reported at Los Flamboyanes in front of Cerrillos, along road 14; flooding was also reported at Las Monjitas, Hospital Oncologico, Santa Teresita, and La Rambla, in the municipality of Ponce.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 67255, 67250.