Flood · Puerto Rico

Flood December 16, 2025 · San Juan, Puerto Rico

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near San Juan (18.4300, -66.0600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1298376. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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