Heavy Rain, Vega Baja
- When
- April 17, 4:00 PM AST to 5:00 PM AST
- Where
- Vega Baja County, Vega Baja
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.450, -66.380
Highway 2 flooded at Quebrada Honda, Km. 39 in Vega Baja.
Flood and Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, April 17 to 18, 2009
A mid to upper upper trough across the western Atlantic helped destabilize the atmosphere, allowing for significant shower activity to develop during the afternoon and early evening hours.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
A mid to upper upper trough across the western Atlantic helped destabilize the atmosphere, allowing for significant shower activity to develop during the afternoon and early evening hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy rain, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Vega Alta
- When
- April 18, 7:15 PM AST to 11:15 PM AST
- Where
- Vega Alta County, 1.64 mi SW of Vega Alta
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.400, -66.344
River Cibuco was reported overflowing its banks at Highway 2 and along road 620 at Fatima Sector in Vega Alta.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Wildfire in Wisconsin, April 17, 2009
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, April 17, 2009
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Texas, April 17, 2009
- Wildfire in Georgia, April 17 to 21, 2009
- Hail in Kansas, April 17, 2009
- High Wind in Oklahoma, April 17, 2009
- Hail in Texas, April 17, 2009
- Hail in Texas, April 17, 2009
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 17, 2009
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, April 17, 2009
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 17, 2009
- Hail in Texas, April 17, 2009
More
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 164206, 164216.