Puerto Rico, 2013

Flooding in Puerto Rico, November 21 to 23, 2013

November 21 to 23, 2013 · NWS SJU · 2 events in 1 county or zone

An Upper level trough enhanced the shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a low level perturbation across the Northeast Caribbean.

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
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.

An Upper level trough enhanced the shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a low level perturbation across the Northeast Caribbean.

The radar

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Bayamon

When
November 21, 7:00 PM AST to 11:00 PM AST
Where
Bayamon County, 1.97 mi NNW of Bayamon to 1.96 mi NNW of Bayamon
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
18.378, -66.176

In Bayamon Gardens street 14 near Sierra Linda was closed by Emergency Managers due to a Creek getting out of its banks.

Flood, Bayamon

When
November 22, 11:00 PM AST to November 23, 1:00 AM AST
Where
Bayamon County, 1.97 mi N of Bayamon to 1.9 mi N of Bayamon
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
18.378, -66.172

Several houses got flooded in the Francisco Oller neighbohood calle 5 and calle 6.

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: 485318, 485366.