Lightning — Culebra, Puerto Rico

2023-10-04 · near Culebra, Culebra, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Emergency Managers indicated that the power station at Culebra was struck by lightning, causing a fire and thus, a power outage across the island. Electrical workers restored service before sunrise on Tuesday.

Wider weather episode

Outer bands from Tropical Storm Philippe, which passed northeast of the islands resulted in heavy rain, river rises, lightning strikes and flooding across various sectors of the islands. Around up to 5 to 10 inches of rain fell over mainly eastern Puerto Rico from Oct 1st through October 5th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1140717. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.