Thunderstorm Wind · Puerto Rico

Thunderstorm Wind August 17, 2023 · Bayamon, Puerto Rico

40 mph

Estimated gust (35 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Social media reports indicated strong winds at Urb. Hermanas Davila in Bayamon. Winds caused damage to small plants and a backyard roof.

The wider storm

A tropical wave with its axis between Puerto Rico and the Mona Passage produced strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and flooding rains across Puerto Rico on the 17th of August. In addition, a waterspout developed off the northwestern coast of PR.

Began near Bayamon (18.3892, -66.1703).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1122504. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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