Thunderstorm Wind — Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

2023-08-09 · near Aguadilla, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

$6K

Property damage

43 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A report shared by social media indicated wind damage at Borinquen Bilingual School. A zinc roof from a garage was observed on the floor, as well as a few tree branches. Estimated wind gusts were around 40-50 mph.

Wider weather episode

The combination of abundant tropical moisture from a departing tropical wave interacting with an upper-level trough north of the region produced strong afternoon thunderstorms over northwestern Puerto Rico on the 9th of August. A weak EF-0 tornado and strong outflow boundaries caused thunderstorm wind damage across the municipality of Aguadilla.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1122487. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.