Flash Flood · Puerto Rico

Flash Flood April 16, 2026 · Juncos, Puerto Rico

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency managers reported flooding along PR-31 in Juncos near Pizzeria Grand Cheese Pizza. Floodwaters rendered the roadway impassable, resulting in its closure. No injuries were reported. The flooding caused hazardous travel conditions and disrupted traffic in the area.

The wider storm

An amplifying mid- to upper-level trough, combined with above-normal moisture, maintained an unstable, wet pattern. With previous rain left saturated soils and elevated rivers, heavy rainfall quickly lead to urban flooding, small stream flooding, river flooding, landslides and flash flooding. Significant flooding occurred in Las Piedras, particularly, where several houses where flooded and flash flooded following heavy rainfall.

Began near Juncos (18.2303, -65.9114).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1332394. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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