Puerto Rico, 2019

Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, September 1, 2019

September 1, 2019 · NWS SJU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Abundant low-level moisture combined with strong daytime heating and local effects to result in the development of showers and thunderstorms across portions of interior and northwestern Puerto Rico.

Where it happened

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Abundant low-level moisture combined with strong daytime heating and local effects to result in the development of showers and thunderstorms across portions of interior and northwestern Puerto Rico.

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Event by event

2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Aibonito

When
September 1, 3:30 PM AST
Where
Aibonito County, 4.37 mi NW of Aibonito to 4.32 mi NW of Aibonito
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
18.169, -66.292

People had to be rescued in Canyon San Cristobal due to a water surge.

Heavy Rain, Camuy

When
September 1, 7:30 PM AST
Where
Camuy County, 3.67 mi NNE of Camuy to 3.45 mi NNE of Camuy
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
18.470, -66.830

Four people trapped in Rio Camuy near Sector La Salsa due to a water surge.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 856265, 856267.