Flood · Puerto Rico

Flood February 17, 2026 · Yauco, Puerto Rico

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flooding over a low-level bridge along PR-372 near the conjunction of Rio Yauco and Rio Duey in Barrio Diego Hernandez Sector Cotui, due to river rise. USGS sensor at Rio Yauco reported action stage level (up to 7.14 feet).

The wider storm

By mid-February, higher moisture content from a lingering front and locally induced afternoon shower and thunderstorm activity produced periods of heavy rainfall across Puerto Rico.

Began near Yauco (18.0500, -66.8500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1321320. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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