Puerto Rico, 2025

Debris Flows in Puerto Rico, September 15, 2025

September 15, 2025 · NWS SJU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Heavy shower and thunderstorm activity was observed each afternoon along the interior and western Puerto Rico. These rains saturated soils, causing a few landslides by the middle of the month.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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.

Heavy shower and thunderstorm activity was observed each afternoon along the interior and western Puerto Rico. These rains saturated soils, causing a few landslides by the middle of the month.

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Event by event

2 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.

Debris Flow, Adjuntas

When
September 15, 9:52 AM AST to 12:00 PM AST
Where
Adjuntas County, 4.51 mi ESE of Adjuntas to 4.49 mi ESE of Adjuntas
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
18.141, -66.689

A social media post showed a landslide along PR-123 at km 28.5 in Adjuntas that sent rocks and debris onto the road, causing a partial closure. The event was attributed to heavy showers in recent days in the mountainous region.

Debris Flow, Mayaguez

When
September 15, 3:08 PM AST to 8:00 PM AST
Where
Mayaguez County, 3.24 mi ENE of Mayaguez to 3.23 mi ENE of Mayaguez
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
18.213, -67.073

Emergency managers reported through social media a landslide on PR-106, km 8.8 in Mayaguez, route to Las Marias and Maricao. Road closed while DTOP technical team evaluated the situation.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1294704, 1294705.