Female swept by rip current and her partner tried to rescue her and both drowned at La Concha Beach in Condado. The couple were from Georgia.
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.
The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.
Female swept by rip current and her partner tried to rescue her and both drowned at La Concha Beach in Condado. The couple were from Georgia.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Juan, PR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 8, 11:18 AM AST, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Juan PR 1118 AM AST Sun Nov 8 2020 .UPDATE...Moderate to locally heavy showers have affected the southern and eastern sections of Puerto RIco, while isolated showers affected the USVI. The estimated rainfall has reached as much as 3 inches across eastern PR, while other areas observed around 1 inch of rain. This rain activity across south and east PR as well as around the USVI is expected for the next several hours, but showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northwestern quadrant of PR this afternoon. Some of the afternoon showers could be heavy, and the possibility of urban and poor drainage flooding will not be ruled out. No changes were made to the inherited forecast as numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms are still expected for this afternoon. && .AVIATION...SHRA across the local area will cause VCSH across most of the local terminals today. VCTS possible at TJBQ after 08/16Z. ESE winds with sea breeze variations at around 15kt for the rest of today, decreasing after 08/22Z. && .MARINE...No changes in the marine forecast. Seas will be up to 6 feet today and winds up to 15 knots. Risk of rip currents will be low to moderate today. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 420 AM AST Sun Nov 8 2020/ SYNOPSIS...An unsettled weather pattern is expected to prevail through the middle of the week as very deep tropical moisture pulled up from Tropical Storm Eta moves over the area. This will result in favorable conditions for periods of enhanced rainfall activity. Improving weather conditions expected by the second of the week and into the first half of next weekend as a drier air mass moves overhead. SHORT TERM...Today through Tuesday... Tropical Storm Eta -which is located west of the forecast area- will continue to pull a deep plume of tropical moisture across the local islands. Based on the GFS guidance, the precipitable water content associated with the aformentioned plume of moisture is expected to exceed 2.3 inches by this evening. In addition to the deep tropical moisture across the forecast area, the environmental conditions are expected to become more favorable with a layer of convective instability prevailing across the local islands through at least midweek. This evolving pattern will assure passing showers across the eastern coastal areas of Puerto Rico and the outlying islands as well as afternoon convection across northwest Puerto Rico today. The intensity and areal coverage of showers and thunderstorms, however, are expected to increase Monday and Tuesday. As a result, expect morning showers and thunderstorms across the US Virgin Islands and eastern Puerto Rico, spreading across central and western portions of Puerto Rico by midday, both days. This is resulting in an increasing risk for urban and small stream flooding through at least midweek. Soils are already saturated, therfore, mudslides and river flooding particularly across eastern Puerto Rico and portions of the western interior are possible as well. At this time, there is a potential for rainfall accumulations to exceed 3-4 inches across east Puerto Rico. Elsewhere, the potential exists for rainfall totals to exceed 2-3 inches. LONG TERM...Wednesday through Sunday... Weather conditions will continue to remain unsettled on Wednesday as deep tropical moisture will linger across the area. Therefore, periods of enhanced shower and thunderstorm activity can be expected with the heaviest activity expected across the eastern half of Puerto Rico and the USVI during the morning hours followed by additional activity across western Puerto Rico during late morning into the afternoon hours. Urban and small stream flooding as well as river flooding and mudslides in areas of steep terrain will continue to be a threat. A surface high pressure over the western and central Atlantic will then advect a drier air mass into the region by late Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. Therefore, improving weather conditions can be expected during this time period. More tranquil weather conditions still expected Thursday through Saturday as the aformentioned dry air mass will prevail. Patches of low-level moisture embedded within the easterly trade wind flow, however, will move across the area from time to time. This will result in some passing showers across portions of eastern PR and the USVI during the overnight and early morning hours followed by the development of some afternoon convection across western Puerto Rico. Rainfall accumulations for the most part should remain limited. Breezy conditions are also expected as the aformentioned surface high pressure will tighten the local pressure gradient. Winds will be the strongest Thursday and Friday. The weather pattern looks to turn more unsettled by the end of the long term period due to a mid to upper-level low moving over the area. This will induce a low-level trough, which will advect deeper moisture into the area from the southeast. Therefore, if model guidance is correct with its current solution, an increase in shower and thunderstorm activity can be expected. AVIATION...Mostly VFR conds are expected to prevail at all TAF sites with VCSH possible at PR and USVI terminals. Aft 08/17z SHRA/TSRA development is expected in and around TJBQ/TJMZ. Sfc winds less than 10 kt early this morning, becoming ESE 10-15 kt aft 08/14Z with some sea breeze variations. MARINE...Seas of between 3 and 6 feet will generally prevail across the local waters through Monday, with the highest seas expected across the offshore Atlantic waters. Seas are expected to increase Monday night into Tuesday as winds increase due to a surface high pressure building across the western and central Atlantic. Choppy to hazardous seas are expected across the regional waters by then and look to prevail through the end of the work week. Small Craft Advisories are likely across portions of the local waters. A moderate risk of rip currents will continue across the north and east-facing beaches of the islands for today. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SJU 88 76 86 75 / 50 50 60 60 STT 85 76 86 76 / 60 60 60 70 && .SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PR...None. VI...None. AM...None. && SHORT TERM...JA LONG TERM....CS PUBLIC DESK...LIS
Perspectivas sobre Condiciones Peligrosas del Tiempo Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia San Juan PR 423 AM AST domingo 8 de noviembre de 2020 AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-090830- San Juan y Vecindad-Noreste-Sureste-Este Interior-Norte Central- Interior Central-Ponce y Vecindad-Noroeste-Oeste Interior-Mayaguez Vecindad-Suroeste-Culebra-Vieques-Aguas cercanas y mar afuera y del Atlantico y Caribe- 423 AM AST domingo 8 de noviembre de 2020 Esta perspectiva sobre las condiciones peligrosas del tiempo es para Puerto Rico y las aguas costeras del Atlantico. .Dia Uno...Hoy y esta noche .Inundcaciones...Lluvias fuertes podrian ocasionar inundaciones urbanas y de riachuelos pequenos. .Oleaje...Se espera oleaje picado de hasta 6 pies a traves de las aguas mar afuera del Atlantico y el pasaje de Anagada. .Corrientes Marinas...Existe un riesgo moderado de corrientes marinas para las playas del norte de Puerto Rico, Vieques y Culebra. .Dias dos hasta el siete...lunes a sabado Condiciones inestables son esperadas hasta mediados de semana. Esto aumentara el potencial para inundaciones urbanas y de pequenos riachuelos. El terreno esta saturado, por lo tanto, existe el potencial de deslizamientos e inundaciones de rios particularmente en el este de Puerto Rico y porciones del oeste interior martes y miercoles. Riesgo moderado de corrientes marinas continuara hasta temprano la proxima semana laboral. .Comunicado sobre informacion reportada por observadores... No se anticipa activacion de observadores. Favor de reportar cualquier informacion sobre vientos, oleaje, y corrientes marinas al Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia en San Juan mientras siguen las indicaciones de las autoridades locales y estatales. AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-090830- San Tomas, San John e Islas Adyacentes- Santa Cruz- Aguas cercanas del Atlantico y aguas costeras adyacentes del Caribe- 423 AM AST domingo 8 de noviembre de 2020 Esta perspectiva sobre las condiciones peligrosas del tiempo es para Islas Virgenes Estadounidenses y las aguas costeras adyacentes. .Dia Uno...Hoy y esta noche .Oleaje...Se espera oleaje picado de hasta 6 pies a traves de las aguas mar afuera del Atlantico y el pasaje de Aneagda. .Corrientes Marinas...Existe un riesgo moderado de corrientes marinas para las playas locales. .Dias dos hasta el siete...lunes hasta sabado Condiciones inestables son esperadas hasta mediados de la semana. Esto aumentara el potencial para inundaciones urbanas y de pequenos riachuelos. Riesgo moderado de corrientes marinas continuara por los proximos dias. .Comunicado sobre informacion reportada por observadores... No se anticipa activacion de observadores. Favor de reportar cualquier informacion sobre vientos, oleaje, y corrientes marinas al Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia en San Juan mientras siguen las indicaciones de las autoridades locales y estatales.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1228 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1226 PM FLOOD GUAYAMA 17.98N 66.11W
11/08/2020 GUAYAMA PR EMERGENCY MNGR
URBAN FLOODING IN VILLA REAL URBANIZATION.
1226 PM FLOOD GUAYAMA 17.98N 66.11W
11/08/2020 GUAYAMA PR EMERGENCY MNGR
URBAN FLOODING ON ROAD PR-179 KM 0.8. ONE LANE COVERED BY
FLOOD WATERS.
&&
JALAMO1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Female swept by rip current and her partner tried to rescue her and both drowned at La Concha Beach in Condado. The couple were from Georgia.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, San Juan and Vicinity | 2020-11-08 | 40 | Female | In Water | Direct |
| Rip Current, San Juan and Vicinity | 2020-11-08 | 45 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, November 2020
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: 954729.