Drought — Southwest, Puerto Rico

2005-03-01 to 2005-03-31 · Southwest, Puerto Rico

Wider weather episode

The lack of rainfall in parts of southern Puerto Rico became acute in many areas with the result that parts of southeast and south central Puerto Rico were elevated to moderate drought status by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Much of the remainder of the south and west remained in the abnormally dry or D0 category. Another indicator of the situation was streamflow. Several stream gages in the southeast part of Puerto Rico were at record lows. The drough impacted the agricultural sector, especially the lack of grass for cattle in some areas along the southwest. Damages were estimated at around 6 million.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5442443. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.