Puerto Rico, 2019

Flood in Puerto Rico, November 18, 2019

November 18, 2019 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Lingering moisture from a surface trough combined with strong daytime heating and local effects to result in heavy showers and thunderstorms across portions of northwestern Puerto Rico during the afternoon hours.

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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.

Lingering moisture from a surface trough combined with strong daytime heating and local effects to result in heavy showers and thunderstorms across portions of northwestern Puerto Rico during the afternoon hours.

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, San Sebastian

When
November 18, 3:48 PM AST to 5:30 PM AST
Where
San Sebastian County, 2.6 mi NW of San Sebastian to 2.49 mi NW of San Sebastian
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
18.344, -67.001

Road PR-125 was blocked as Rio Guatemala went out of its banks. 1.27 inches of rain were reported within 20 minutes.

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: 859358.