Thunderstorm Wind — Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

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

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm that produced a tornado earlier in the day caused strong gusty winds along the western coast of Aguadilla. Particularly across 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 1122495. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.