Puerto Rico, 2021Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, October 20 to 21, 2021
October 20 to 21, 2021 · NWS SJU · 9 events in 3 counties and zones
A tropical wave moving across the area aided in the enhancement of shower and thunderstorm activity across the San Juan metro area as well as across interior and western portions of Puerto Rico during the afternoon hours with additional activity continuing into the overnight hours across eastern and southern portions of PR.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
A tropical wave moving across the area aided in the enhancement of shower and thunderstorm activity across the San Juan metro area as well as across interior and western portions of Puerto Rico during the afternoon hours with additional activity continuing into the overnight hours across eastern and southern portions of PR.
Event by event
5 flood, 3 flash flood, 1 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, San Juan
- When
- October 20, 12:15 PM AST to 5:45 PM AST
- Where
- San Juan County, 2.79 mi WNW of San Juan to 2.7 mi WNW of San Juan
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.399, -66.088
Quebrada Josefina went out of its banks causing the intersection of Avenida de Diego with Americo Miranda to become impassable.
Flood, San Juan
- When
- October 20, 12:15 PM AST to 5:45 PM AST
- Where
- San Juan County, 1.61 mi NW of San Juan to 1.35 mi NW of San Juan
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.393, -66.070
Several streets in the Urbanization of Villa Nevares were flooded.
Flood, San Juan
- When
- October 20, 12:15 PM AST to 5:45 PM AST
- Where
- San Juan County, 0.26 mi SE of San Juan to 0.33 mi SE of San Juan
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.377, -66.047
Road Antigua Via flooded near KM 1.1.
Flash Flood, San Juan
- When
- October 20, 12:15 PM AST to 5:45 PM AST
- Where
- San Juan County, 1.53 mi SSE of San Juan to 1.56 mi SSE of San Juan
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 18.358, -66.045
The first floor of Residencial Alturas de Cupey was reported flooded.
Flash Flood, San Juan
- When
- October 20, 12:35 PM AST to 5:45 PM AST
- Where
- San Juan County, 1.75 mi S of San Juan to 1.69 mi S of San Juan
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 18.355, -66.050
A Residence was flooded in Camino Los Gonzalez near Road PR-199. Firefighters and rescue crew were able to evacuate an aging couple.
Flood, Trujillo Alto
- When
- October 20, 12:38 PM AST to 2:00 PM AST
- Where
- Trujillo Alto County, 2.01 mi WNW of Trujillo Alto to 1.97 mi WNW of Trujillo Alto
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.339, -66.029
Tributary of Quebrada Colorado out of its banks flooding Road PR-844 near Farmacia Carraizo.
Debris Flow, San Juan
- When
- October 20, 2:00 PM AST to 5:45 PM AST
- Where
- San Juan County, 1.84 mi SSE of San Juan to 1.92 mi SSE of San Juan
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.355, -66.041
A mudslide was reported along Road PR-844 KM 3.1.
Flood, San Juan
- When
- October 20, 2:15 PM AST to 5:45 PM AST
- Where
- San Juan County, 0.32 mi WSW of San Juan to 0.67 mi SSW of San Juan
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 18.378, -66.054
Urban flooding reported across Urbanization Sagrado Corazon.
Flood, Ponce
- When
- October 21, 6:00 AM AST to 9:15 AM AST
- Where
- Ponce County, 3.17 mi S of Ponce to 3.31 mi S of Ponce
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 18.005, -66.627
Urban flooding reported along Avenida Las Americas near Las Americas Housing.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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.
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: 988251, 988252, 988255, 988256, 988257, 988259, 988260, 988262, 988265.