Lightning · Puerto Rico

Lightning August 2, 2025 · Aibonito, 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

A NWS employee and emergency managers, reported a lightning strike that impacted electrical lines near KM 3.0 of PR-725 in the Los Pinos sector of Barrio Llanos. The incident caused a utility pole to fall and scattered debris in the area, resulting in a power outage.

The wider storm

A tropical wave, southeasterly flow and abundant tropical moisture over the islands promoted t-storm formation. A lightning strike impacted electrical lines in Aibonito, causing a utility pole to fall and result in a power outage.

Began near Aibonito (18.1592, -66.2830).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292486. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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