Puerto Rico, 2022Drought in Puerto Rico, June 14 to 30, 2022
June 14 to 30, 2022 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone
The rainfall deficit across east and south of Puerto Rico resulted in drought conditions deteriorating , with Severe Drought (D2) introduced for the northeast, south-central and around Ponce.
- 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.
The rainfall deficit across east and south of Puerto Rico resulted in drought conditions deteriorating , with Severe Drought (D2) introduced for the northeast, south-central and around Ponce.
What forecasters said that day
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 Jun 13, 9:48 PM AST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 9:48 PM AST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 13, 10:56 PM AST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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- June 14, 12:00 AM AST to June 30, 12:00 AM AST
- Where
- Northeast forecast zone
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The 28-day average streamflow from USGS river gauge network indicated streamflows running below normal or well below normal across most of Puerto Rico. This drought was of concern to agricultural interests, as hot and dry conditions increased water demands and stressed pastures, crops and native vegetation.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 14 to 15, 20222 injured · $214 million · EF2 · 41 events
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Wisconsin, June 14 to 15, 20222 deaths · 20 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 14 to 17, 20222 injured · $25,000 · 1.5 in hail · 173 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 14, 20221 death · $67,000 · 70 kt wind · 7 events
- Rip Current in California, June 14 to 15, 20221 death · 1 event
- Rip Current in North Carolina, June 14, 20221 death · 1 event
- Drought in Iowa, June 14 to 30, 2022$2.1 million · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 14, 2022$1.6 million · 3 in hail · 6 events
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 14 to 18, 2022$79,000 · 55 kt wind · 31 events
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 14 to 15, 20221 injured · EF1 · 34 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 14, 2022$54,000 · 61 kt wind · 5 events
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, June 14 to 18, 2022$14,000 · 60 kt wind · 29 events
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: 1040306.