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EF0 Tornado — Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

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

$40K

Property damage

0.2 mi

Path length

15 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A weak tornado developed near Highway 2 in Aguadilla early

in the afternoon of Wednesday, August 9, 2023. The brief tornado primarily

impacted a structure, tearing off aluminum roofs from a garage and causing

damage to vehicles in the affected area. Additionally, associated

with this severe thunderstorm, strong gusty winds from the outflow

affected the area near Crash Boat Beach, resulting in trees falling onto

parked cars and fallen power lines.

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 1122492. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.