Hail · Puerto Rico

Hail August 29, 2024 · Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

0.25 in

Hail diameter

$500

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An employee from NWS/WFO San Juan reported small hail hitting his car while driving over the PR-2 N Avenida Hostos bridge, just south of Mayaguez Town Center.

The wider storm

Intense diurnal heating contributed to locally strong thunderstorms over Mayaguez, producing gusty conditions and small hail, as reported by an NWS employee and the public. Several Special Weather Statements and a Flood Advisory were issued for

the area, with radar-estimated rainfall totals reaching up to 2 inches.

Began near Mayaguez (18.2089, -67.1451).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1214599. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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