Flooding in Puerto Rico, June 25 to 27, 2013

Name: Flooding in Puerto Rico, June 25 to 27, 2013
Start: 2013-06-25T16:20
End: 2013-06-27T14:30
Location: Puerto Rico

June 25 to 27, 2013 · NWS SJU · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

A Tropical Wave, combined with an Upper level trough, daytime heating and sea breeze convergence to produces periods of moderate to heavy rainfall, gusty winds, reduced visibility and lightning strikes over several areas of Puerto Rico.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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.

What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 25, 2:45 PM AST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 2:45 PM AST, 1 hour 35 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
245 PM AST TUE JUN 25 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A TUTT LOW JUST NORTH OF HISPANIOLA THIS AFTERNOON IS
EXPECTED TO MEANDER NORTH OF THE REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE REGION IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN AN
EASTERLY TRADE WIND FLOW ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
OVER THE LOCAL ISLANDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR DETECTED NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE USVI...VIEQUES...CULEBRA AND
ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
ACTIVITY WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF A TROPICAL WAVE
JUST ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON. THE ACTIVITY OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG CORDILLERA CENTRAL...WESTERN AND
INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO WAS ASSOCIATED WITH DAYTIME
HEATING IN COMBINATIONS WITH LOCAL ISLANDS EFFECTS.

LATEST SATELLITE IMAGES AND SURFACE ANALYSIS THIS AFTERNOON DEPICTED
TWO TROPICAL WAVES MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN BASIN...ONE WAVE
ACROSS HISPANIOLA AND THE OTHER WAVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
ALONG 63W. THE TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE WESTWARD TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. CLOUDINESS...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE ACROSS THE USVI...VIEQUES AND CULEBRA THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT AND ACROSS PUERTO RICO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE WAVE
WILL COMBINE WITH A TUTT LOW JUST NORTH OF HISPANIOLA TO INDUCE
THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND LIGHTNING
STRIKES CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE WAVE PASSAGE. THE GFS
MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE
WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION UNTIL AT LEAST THURSDAY. PWAT VALUES
TODAY WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO 1.5 INCHES...INCREASING TO 2.0 INCHES
OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE TONIGHT...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MOISTURE WILL
DECREASE AGAIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH PWAT VALUES CLOSE TO 1.5
INCHES...WHEN A RETURN TO THE TYPICAL SUMMER TIME SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

&&

.AVIATION...SCATTERED MVFR CONDS WILL SPREAD WESTWARD FROM THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS AND TAF SITES TNCM AND TKPK THROUGH TIST AND TISX
BETWEEN NOW AND 25/23Z AND INTO PR BY 25/02Z. TJSJ HOWEVER MAY NOT
SEE MVFR BEFORE 26/10Z. MTN OBSCURATIONS WILL INCREASE AFT 26/02Z
AND BECOME WIDESPREAD AFT 26/12Z. LLVL WINDS EAST 10-25 KT UP TO 20
KFT. WINDS W 40-60 KT BTWN 40-50 KFT. SHRA AND TSRA WILL INCREASE
AFT 26/10Z ACROSS PUERTO RICO THROUGH 26/20Z.

&&

.MARINE...CHOPPY SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL AS A MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADE WIND FLOW DOMINATES THE LOCAL AREA. SEAS OF 6 FEET OR LESS
AND WINDS OF 20 KNOTS OR LESS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
PASSAGE OF A TROPICAL WAVE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU  77  86  77  86 /  60  60  60  70
STT  78  86  77  86 /  70  70  70  70

&&

.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...NONE.
VI...NONE.
COASTAL WATERS...NONE.
&&

12/72

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 8:22 AM AST, 7 hours 58 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
822 AM AST TUE JUN 25 2013

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-261230-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
THE NEARSHORE AND OFF SHORE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
822 AM AST TUE JUN 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PUERTO RICO...OTHERWISE
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A TROPICAL WAVE WILL BRING AND INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. LOCAL URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING IS LIKELY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT
ANTICIPATED TODAY.

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-261230-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
822 AM AST TUE JUN 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A TROPICAL WAVE WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
LOCAL GUT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT
ANTICIPATED TODAY.

SNELL

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Event by event

6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Utuado

When: June 25, 4:20 PM AST to 6:00 PM AST
Where: Utuado County, 0.72 mi WSW of Utuado to 0.99 mi WSW of Utuado
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 18.265, -66.710

Guanico sector was reported flooded at road PR-123.

Flood, Bayamon

When: June 26, 4:13 PM AST to 6:00 PM AST
Where: Bayamon County, 1.06 mi NE of Bayamon to 0.91 mi NE of Bayamon
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 18.361, -66.159

Urban flooding was reported at Road PR-199 in front of Urbanization Sans Souci.

Flood, Naguabo

When: June 26, 5:13 PM AST to 7:45 PM AST
Where: Naguabo County, 3.53 mi W of Naguabo to 3.66 mi W of Naguabo
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 18.219, -65.784

Road PR-191 was reported flooded.

Flood, Naguabo

When: June 26, 7:15 PM AST to 7:45 PM AST
Where: Naguabo County, 0.47 mi SSW of Naguabo to 0.46 mi S of Naguabo
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 18.213, -65.731

Urban flooding was reported at road PR-31.

Flood, Barceloneta

When: June 27, 1:55 PM AST to 2:30 PM AST
Where: Barceloneta County, 1.8 mi E of Barceloneta to 0.9 mi E of Barceloneta
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 18.428, -66.523

Road PR-2 between Barceloneta and Manati municipalities was reported flooded.

Flood, Barceloneta

When: June 27, 2:10 PM AST to 2:30 PM AST
Where: Barceloneta County, 0.64 mi NNE of Barceloneta to 0.78 mi NNE of Barceloneta
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 18.439, -66.547

Entrance to Estancias sector in Barceloneta was reported flooded.

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in Puerto Rico, June 2013

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: 459872, 460274, 460276, 460277, 460278, 460279.