Puerto Rico, 2025

Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, July 18, 2025

July 18, 2025 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

2 in Sector Carmelita in Ponce. 30 inches recorded that day (July 18th).

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.

Debris flow under saturated soils promoted resulted in a fallen tree on Road 139 at KM 18.2 in Sector Carmelita in Ponce. Rainfall accumulations are estimated at approximately 5 inches over the past few days, with an additional 1.30 inches recorded that day (July 18th).

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1 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.

Debris Flow, Ponce

When
July 18, 8:00 PM AST to 8:05 PM AST
Where
Ponce County, 6.23 mi N of Ponce to 6.14 mi N of Ponce
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
18.140, -66.610

Debris flow under saturated soils promoted resulted in a fallen tree on Road 139 at KM 18.2 in Sector Carmelita in Ponce.

What these are

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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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1278998.