Puerto Rico, 2020Debris Flow and Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, June 12, 2020
June 12, 2020 · NWS SJU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
An upper-level low near Cuba and abundant moisture combined with local and diurnal effects to result in enhanced shower and thunderstorm activity across the northern half of Puerto Rico.
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- 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.
An upper-level low near Cuba and abundant moisture combined with local and diurnal effects to result in enhanced shower and thunderstorm activity across the northern half of Puerto Rico.
Heavy Rain, Vega Baja
- When
- June 12, 3:40 PM AST
- Where
- Vega Baja County, 6.17 mi S of Vega Baja to 6.1 mi S of Vega Baja
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.361, -66.390
Two people were dragged away from a water surge that occurred in Rio Charco Azul. One person was rescued and the other was found dead, an 18-year old female.
Debris Flow, Toa Alta
- When
- June 12, 3:40 PM AST to 5:15 PM AST
- Where
- Toa Alta County, 1.8 mi NNW of Toa Alta to 1.39 mi NNW of Toa Alta
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.372, -66.244
Mudslide was reported in Toa Alta, close to Road PR-861.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- Debris Flow
- A fast-moving slurry of mud, rock and debris, usually on a slope soaked by heavy rain or stripped by a fire.
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 905679, 905680.