Puerto Rico, 2015

Flood in Puerto Rico, October 13, 2015

October 13, 2015 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Upper level ridge affected the area. A TUTT established east of Leeward Islands.

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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.

Upper level ridge affected the area. A TUTT established east of Leeward Islands. Low level moisture increased as a weak tropical wave moved mainly south of the islands.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Aguada

When
October 13, 3:45 PM AST to 5:22 PM AST
Where
Aguada County, 18.07 mi N of Aguada to 17.98 mi N of Aguada
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
18.380, -67.197

Flooding pictured on Twitter over Ave. Nativo Alers.

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.

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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: 605539.