Puerto Rico, 2025

Flooding in Puerto Rico, December 16, 2025

December 16, 2025 · NWS SJU · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A prefrontal trough and a low-level perturbation moved over the islands. With above than normal moisture, showers and thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of the Virgin Islands, streaming toward eastern Puerto Rico.

Where it happened

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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.

A prefrontal trough and a low-level perturbation moved over the islands. With above than normal moisture, showers and thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of the Virgin Islands, streaming toward eastern Puerto Rico. The activity intensified in the vicinity of San Juan, where nearly two inches of rainfall accumulated. Urban street flooding was reported, affecting traffic, though roads remained passable.

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, San Juan

When
December 16, 2:05 PM AST to 5:30 PM AST
Where
San Juan County, 3.52 mi N of San Juan to 3.29 mi N of San Juan
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
18.430, -66.060

A video in social media shows urban street flooding in Ave Luis Munoz Rivera with |several inches of standing water covering multiple travel lanes. Vehicles were observed |continuing to pass through the flooded roadway, indicating the road was not impassable, though traffic was impacted.

Flood, San Juan

When
December 16, 4:42 PM AST to 5:30 PM AST
Where
San Juan County, 7.07 mi NW of San Juan to 7.05 mi NW of San Juan
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
18.464, -66.111

Broadcast meteorologist shared on social media a photo of flooding along PR-1, by the port in Old San Juan. The roads were still passable.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1298376, 1298377.