Thunderstorm Wind · Puerto Rico

Thunderstorm Wind August 9, 2023 · Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

$4K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency managers reported that a zinc roof fell from a garage at the Police Traffic Department in Aguadilla. The estimated wind speed was 40-50 mph.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Aguadilla (18.4524, -67.0932).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Aguadilla

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1122488. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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