Thunderstorm Wind — Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

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

$500

Property damage

43 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A report from the media indicated that a Toyota Yaris 2009 was hit by a zinc panel, damaging the bumper and next to the front-left tire. The driver had to take shelter inside a nearby building.

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 1122490. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.