Puerto Rico, 2019Debris Flow and Flooding in Puerto Rico, July 20 to 22, 2019
July 20 to 22, 2019 · NWS SJU · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
Abundant low-level moisture combined with strong daytime heating and sea breeze convergence to result in 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.
Abundant low-level moisture combined with strong daytime heating and sea breeze convergence to result in heavy showers and thunderstorms across western Puerto Rico during the afternoon hours.
Flood, Anasco
- When
- July 20, 2:00 PM AST to 4:00 PM AST
- Where
- Anasco County, 4.36 mi WNW of Anasco to 4.38 mi WNW of Anasco
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.297, -67.184
Minor flooding was reported along PR-115 near Alianza Cristiana y Misionera Church.
Debris Flow, Anasco
- When
- July 20, 2:00 PM AST to 4:00 PM AST
- Where
- Anasco County, 0.72 mi N of Anasco
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.290, -67.119
Mudslide reported along Road PR-405 KM 3.2 in Barrio Carreras.
Flood, Rincon
- When
- July 21, 2:00 PM AST to 3:00 PM AST
- Where
- Rincon County, 0.94 mi WSW of Rincon to 1.03 mi SSW of Rincon
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.324, -67.243
Flooding due to a swollen small stream was reported along Road PR-115 between KM 10.7 and KM 11.1.
Flood, Cabo Rojo
- When
- July 21, 2:26 PM AST to 2:45 PM AST
- Where
- Cabo Rojo County, 4.29 mi N of Cabo Rojo to 4.23 mi N of Cabo Rojo
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 18.092, -67.135
Flooding due to Quebrada La Piedra out of its banks was reported along Road PR-103 near Iglesia Bautista. Road had to be closed.
Flood, Aguadilla
- When
- July 22, 1:43 PM AST to 4:45 PM AST
- Where
- Aguadilla County, 4.79 mi SSW of Aguadilla to 4.76 mi SSW of Aguadilla
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.408, -67.153
Flooding was reported along Road PR-2 near the Walgreens located in Plaza Victoria.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- Debris Flow
- A fast-moving slurry of mud, rock and debris, usually on a slope soaked by heavy rain or stripped by a fire.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 20, 20191 death · 1 injured · $1.4 million · EF1 · 51 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 20, 201911 injured · $243,000 · 61 kt wind · 57 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 20, 20191 death · $35,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Maryland, July 20, 20191 death · 17 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 20, 20191 death · 55 kt wind · 3 events
- Heat in Tennessee, July 20, 20191 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 20 to 21, 2019$3.8 million · 65 kt wind · 13 events
- Flash Flood and Flood in Michigan, July 20 to 21, 2019$3.5 million · 52 kt wind · 7 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Minnesota, July 20 to 22, 2019$402,000 · 64 kt wind · 20 events
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Wisconsin, July 20 to 25, 20192 injured · $133,000 · EF0 · 22 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 20, 2019$200,000 · 50 kt wind · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 20, 2019$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 36 events
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 845556, 845559, 845562, 845564, 845568.