Thunderstorm Wind · Puerto Rico

Thunderstorm Wind August 16, 2023 · Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

40 mph

Estimated gust (35 kt)

$400

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A local TV meteorologist received reports of strong thunderstorm winds between 30 and 40 MPH in Urb Quinto Centenario and Urb Hostos in Mayaguez at around 1:25 PM AST. Unsecured objects were blown away.

The wider storm

A strong thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud and minor wind gust damage in Mayaguez on the 16th of August.

Began near Mayaguez (18.2303, -67.1687).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1122507. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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