Puerto Rico, 2008

High Surf in Puerto Rico, November 24 to 28, 2008

November 24 to 28, 2008 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong high pressure behind a cold front resulted in high surf conditions along the north coast of Puerto Rico.

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.

Strong high pressure behind a cold front resulted in high surf conditions along the north coast of Puerto Rico.

Event by event

1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, North Central

When
November 24, 10:00 AM AST to November 28, 10:00 AM AST
Where
North Central forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager

Emergency Management reported road 691 near Barrio Cabo Caribe, in Puerto nuevo Sector, in the municipality of Vega Baja, partially destroyed due to high surf across the area.

What these are

High Surf
Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, November 2008

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: 142718.