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Hurricane Maria collided with Puerto Rico on September 20th, 2017 bringing with it
an mix of high winds and extreme rainfall. Much of the island experienced flooding
and structural damage.
Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, bringing with it a
mix of high winds and extreme rainfall. Much of the island experienced flooding and
structural damage along with a loss of electricity and water.
### Details
Watch as the map above animates Hurricane Maria's path, cumulative precipitation, and its
impact on river gage height. Every six hours, the data are refreshed to show the
most up-to-date information. Hydrographs in the right panel show normalized gage
height at the 24 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gaging stations that are used by the
[National Weather Service](http://www.weather.gov/) to forecast flood conditions.
The U.S. Geological Survey's robust streamgaging network, which held strong against the pummeling of
[Hurricane Harvey](https://owi.usgs.gov/vizlab/hurricane-harvey/)
and [Hurricane Irma](https://owi.usgs.gov/vizlab/hurricane-irma/), was not immune to Maria's
extreme conditions; see "x" markers appear when data were lost, conditions were beyond gage operating limits,
or instruments were damaged. Variation in the shape of the hydrographs is due to a number of factors that impact the effect of precipitation
on flow, including: stream size, storm-surge, reservoir operations, and other local
conditions. The USGS has many more permanent
[gaging stations](https://maps.waterdata.usgs.gov/) across the country;
less than 1% are represented in this visualization. The USGS also collects additional
information with [Short-Term Network gages](https://stn.wim.usgs.gov/FEV/#MariaSeptember2017).
More information about water science in Puerto Rico can be found at the [Caribbean
Water Science Center.](https://pr.water.usgs.gov/)
Watch as the map above animates Hurricane Maria's path, the cumulative precipitation
the storm dropped on the island, and the impact of rainfall on river gage height.
New data are added every six hours. Hydrographs in the right panel show normalized
gage height at the 24 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gaging stations that are used by
the [National Weather Service](http://www.weather.gov) to forecast flood conditions.
The USGS's robust streamgaging network, which held strong against the pummeling of
[Hurricane Harvey](https://owi.usgs.gov/vizlab/hurricane-harvey) and
[Hurricane Irma](https://owi.usgs.gov/vizlab/hurricane-irma/), was not immune
to Maria's extreme conditions - see "x" markers appear when data were lost, conditions
were beyond gage operating
limits, or instruments were damaged. The hydrographs vary in shape due to differences
in stream size, storm surge, reservoir operations, and other local conditions.
The USGS has more than 8,200 permanent [gaging stations](https://maps.waterdata.usgs.gov)
across the country; 24 are represented in this visualization. The USGS collects
additional information with [Short-Term Network](https://stn.wim.usgs.gov/FEV/#MariaSeptember2017)
sensor deployments.
When gages are damaged in a storm or when gages are needed in particularly vulnerable areas,
the USGS can build robust structures to protect equipment and ensure data integrity. A
recent example of where that practice was particularly important was along the coast of
Texas. For example, the Brazos River near West Columbia, Texas was built up on a stand
to help prevent the instruments from getting wet. Hurricane Harvey flooded the area with
over 25 feet of water that remained for over five days but the instrument continued
transmitting situational awareness data for the flood conditions.
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More information about water science in Puerto Rico can be found at the
[Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center](https://pr.water.usgs.gov).
### Data Sources
*Gage Height*: U.S. Geological Survey [National Water Information
System](https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis). Time series
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shapefiles aggregated to a complete grid for the hurricane.
*Storm Track*: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Hurricane Center
[Preliminary Best Track](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis/) for Hurricane Irma.
[Preliminary Best Track](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis/) for Hurricane Marie.
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Photo: Flood gage installed this year at Brazos River near West Columbia, Texas.
Gage is up on a stand to prevent the instruments from getting wet. May 2017.
Graph: Water level graph for [USGS Site 08116850 Brazos River near West Columbia Texas](https://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=08116850)
during Hurricane Harvey, August 25-September 11, 2017.
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water, hurricane, maria, USGS, NOAA, VIZLAB, NWIS, flood, Puerto Rico
audience:
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url: https://owi.usgs.gov/vizlab/images/thumb-facebook.png
width: 1560
height: 820
alttext: "Hurricane Maria"
type: image/png
thumbnail-twitter:
url: images/thumb-twitter.png
url: https://owi.usgs.gov/vizlab/images/thumb-twitter.png
width: 560
height: 300
alttext: "Hurricane Maria"
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hydrograph-image: hydrograph-image
markdown-text: markdown-text
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hydrograph-image: hydrograph-image
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publisher: section
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social-section: social-section
description-section: description-section
image-section: image-section
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context:
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sections: [ map-section, social-section, description-section, image-section, footnote-section ]
resources: [ figure-css, jquery-js, vizlab-js, svg-injector-js, animate-js, svg-css,
header-css, footer-css, social-media-css, vizlab-favicon, sourcesanspro]
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