Puerto Rico, 2019Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, July 14, 2019
July 14, 2019 · NWS SJU · 5 events in 2 counties and zones
Moisture from a tropical wave combined with strong daytime and local effects to result in the development of heavy showers and thunderstorms across western Puerto Rico during the afternoon hours.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Moisture from a tropical wave combined with strong daytime and local effects to result in the development of heavy showers and thunderstorms across western Puerto Rico during the afternoon hours.
Event by event
2 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Aguada
- When
- July 14, 2:45 PM AST to 6:00 PM AST
- Where
- Aguada County, 16.72 mi N of Aguada to 16.57 mi N of Aguada
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.362, -67.179
Road PR-416 in Barrio Laguna was closed due to flooding from Rio Culebra out of its banks. Strong water flow was observed from an image put on social media.
Debris Flow, Aguada
- When
- July 14, 3:00 PM AST to 6:00 PM AST
- Where
- Aguada County, 14.18 mi N of Aguada to 14.11 mi N of Aguada
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.325, -67.163
Mudslide was reported along Road PR-419 near Gomeria La Antorcha.
Flood, Mayaguez
- When
- July 14, 3:00 PM AST to 4:45 PM AST
- Where
- Mayaguez County, 2.24 mi WNW of Mayaguez to 2.15 mi WNW of Mayaguez
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.207, -67.153
Flooding was reported along Avenida Gonzalez Clemente in direction towards Cabo Rojo.
Flood, Aguada
- When
- July 14, 3:20 PM AST to 6:00 PM AST
- Where
- Aguada County, 18.01 mi N of Aguada to 17.85 mi N of Aguada
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.380, -67.194
Road PR-411 near the intersection with Avendia Nativa Alers was closed due to flooding.
Flash Flood, Aguada
- When
- July 14, 3:20 PM AST to 6:00 PM AST
- Where
- Aguada County, 18.37 mi N of Aguada to 18.25 mi N of Aguada
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.384, -67.201
Road PR-115 near KM 21.9 across from Panaderia Cielomar was closed due to flooding from Rio Culebra going out of its banks.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Debris Flow
- A fast-moving slurry of mud, rock and debris, usually on a slope soaked by heavy rain or stripped by a fire.
- 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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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: 845340, 845341, 845344, 845345, 845347.