Flood · Puerto Rico

Flood April 17, 2026 · San German, Puerto Rico

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flooding was reported at PR-317 near Sabana Eneas. Video footage showed a vehicle crossing with difficulty at a flooded low level crossing above rio Viejo (River).

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 San German (18.0863, -67.0814).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1333343. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.