Puerto Rico, 2014Flooding and Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, November 7, 2014
November 7, 2014 · NWS SJU · 12 events in 8 counties and zones
A broad surface trough across the Caribbean basin and strong high pressure across the central Atlantic maintained a moist southeasterly flow across the region. These factors combined to produced very active weather across the local region.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
A broad surface trough across the Caribbean basin and strong high pressure across the central Atlantic maintained a moist southeasterly flow across the region. These factors combined to produced very active weather across the local region.
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 Nov 7, 5:30 AM AST, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 5:30 AM AST, 3 hours 1 minute before
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</html>Flood, Barceloneta
- When
- November 7, 8:31 AM AST to 4:45 PM AST
- Where
- Barceloneta County, 0.27 mi NW of Barceloneta
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.433, -66.552
Flooding was reported at road PR-2 in front of Walmart Store.
Flood, Carolina
- When
- November 7, 8:41 AM AST to 1:45 PM AST
- Where
- Carolina County, 2.08 mi WNW of Carolina to 2.02 mi WNW of Carolina
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.377, -65.981
Flooding was reported at road PR-860 in front of Belkis drugstore.
Flood, Caguas
- When
- November 7, 9:12 AM AST to 6:15 PM AST
- Where
- Caguas County, 2.67 mi NNW of Caguas to 2.76 mi NNW of Caguas
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 18.237, -66.041
Urban flooding was reported in the exit of Highway PR-52 at Degetau Avenue.
Flood, Carolina
- When
- November 7, 9:16 AM AST to 4:30 PM AST
- Where
- Carolina County, 2.1 mi WNW of Carolina to 2.18 mi WNW of Carolina
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.385, -65.978
Road PR-887 in front of Police Department was reported flooded.
Flood, Naguabo
- When
- November 7, 9:44 AM AST to 8:30 PM AST
- Where
- Naguabo County, 0.16 mi SSW of Naguabo to 0.29 mi SW of Naguabo
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.218, -65.731
The exit 22 on the Highway PR-53 was reported impassable due to Rio Blanco out of its banks.
Flood, Naguabo
- When
- November 7, 10:52 AM AST to 8:30 PM AST
- Where
- Naguabo County, 0.4 mi S of Naguabo to 0.51 mi SSW of Naguabo
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.214, -65.731
Road PR-31 at La Pitina sector was reported flooded.
Flood, Caguas
- When
- November 7, 11:00 AM AST to 8:00 PM AST
- Where
- Caguas County, 1.33 mi WNW of Caguas to 1.31 mi WNW of Caguas
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 18.211, -66.047
Road PR-1 was flooded towards San Juan at Ramallo sector.
Flood, Guaynabo
- When
- November 7, 11:11 AM AST to 8:30 PM AST
- Where
- Guaynabo County, 7.4 mi NW of Guaynabo to 7.41 mi NW of Guaynabo
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 18.411, -66.104
Roosevelt avenue with intersection with San Patricio Avenue was reported flooded.
Flood, Caguas
- When
- November 7, 11:26 AM AST to 8:30 PM AST
- Where
- Caguas County, 4.37 mi S of Caguas to 4.21 mi S of Caguas
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 18.138, -66.043
Road PR-765 at Barrio Borinquen was reported flooded.
Flood, Vega Alta
- When
- November 7, 2:51 PM AST to 9:30 PM AST
- Where
- Vega Alta County, 1.42 mi SW of Vega Alta to 1.65 mi SW of Vega Alta
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.404, -66.344
Rio Cibuco was reported out of its banks at Candelaria sector at road PR-620.
Heavy Rain, Patillas
- When
- November 7, 3:00 PM AST to 5:30 PM AST
- Where
- Patillas County, Patillas to 2.29 mi WNW of Patillas
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.020, -66.000
Mudslides, downed trees and power lines along roads PR-184, PR-181 and PR-3.
Heavy Rain, Barranquitas
- When
- November 7, 6:56 PM AST to 9:30 PM AST
- Where
- Barranquitas County, 2.34 mi NNW of Barranquitas to 3.48 mi NW of Barranquitas
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 18.229, -66.338
A mudslide was reported at road PR-772, KM 1.9 in Barranquitas.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Dense Fog in California, November 7 to 9, 20141 death · 6 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, November 7, 201462 kt wind · 9 events
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 7, 201454 kt wind · 8 events
- Flash Flooding in U.S. Virgin Islands, November 7 to 8, 20142 events
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 7, 201458 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind in Texas, November 7 to 8, 201456 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Alaska, November 7 to 8, 201484 kt wind · 1 event
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: 548361, 548377, 548443, 549006, 549007, 549008, 550090, 550091, 550092, 550093, 550094, 550095.