Lightning · Puerto Rico

Lightning May 20, 2025 · Hatillo, Puerto Rico

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An emergency manager reported a lightning strike incident involving a 17-year-old female in Bo, Santa Rosa sector La 15. The individual was stable and conscious at the regional hospital in Arecibo.

The wider storm

A strong upper-level trough brought an unsettled weather pattern, heightening the risk of excessive rainfall across the islands from May 17th to the 20th.

Began near Hatillo (18.4800, -66.8300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1268965. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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