Flash Flood · Puerto Rico

A nearly stationary low level trough produced heavy rains across the east sections of Puerto Rico. This rainfall began the night of October 13 and continued until the morning of October 14. Widespread flooding and landslides occurred across most of the east. State Civil Defense reported one person missing(Mr. Jesus Nieves-Garcia), apparently washed away by a wall of water from a bridge that collapsed, in Barrio Jagual in San Lorenzo. Several communities were incommunicated and 20 persons were in shelters in Salinas and 17 persons in Patillas. Rivers out of their banks were reported in Naguabo, Juncos, and Santa Isabel. Roads impassable due to flooding or landslides were in Naguabo, Aguas Buenas, Juncos, Yabucoa, Gurabo, Caguas, Patillas, Maunabo, Cayey, Guaynabo, Cidra and Guayama. Several houses were flooded in Gurabo and Juncos, and various bridges collapsed in San Lorenzo, Juncos, and Cayey.