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Thunderstorm Wind October 29, 2024 · Lajas, Puerto Rico

35 mph

Estimated gust (30 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency management reported a fallen tree on PR-101 at km 0.4. The road was impassable.

The wider storm

A series of cold fronts and a polar trough increased moisture and instability across the region for the last three days of October. Moisture levels went well above the climatological value, leading to a significant increase in showers and thunderstorms. Showers were very numerous, with rainfall accumulations surpassing 8 inches in sectors of northeastern and southeastern Puerto Rico. Soils were saturated, and rivers were running very high, triggering the issuance of a Flood Watch. With the excessive rainfall, multiple flash flooding events and mudslides unfolded.

Began near Lajas (18.0300, -67.1000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1216892. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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