Thunderstorm Wind — Lajas, Puerto Rico

2024-07-02 · near Lajas, Lajas, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

At least a dozen tents were damaged due to strong wind gusts at PR-305, km 2.2 in Lajas. These tents were part of an Agricultural Festival that was to be held there from July 4th to July 7th. Outer rainbands from hurricane Beryl reached the area promoting squally weather during the morning of July 2nd. The damage to the tents and saturated soils due to rainfall forced the managers to start the festival on the 5th.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Beryl moved south of Puerto Rico early in the month, as a powerful category five storm. The system brought breezy to windy conditions to the islands, as well as passing showers and thunderstorms. The damage associated with these winds was not widespread, but some gusty winds managed to blow a couple of tents away, as well as to knock down a tree. The major impact associated with this hurricane, however, was the deterioration of the coastal conditions, with several reports of sea water and sand reaching coastal roads. The roads had to be closed and cleaned afterward.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1189500. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.