Thunderstorm Wind · Puerto Rico

Thunderstorm Wind August 23, 2025 · San Juan, Puerto Rico

40 mph

Estimated gust (35 kt)

$800

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

At around 4:00 PM, a thunderstorm caused strong winds that knocked down heavy concrete pots in the Paseo de la Princesa in Old San Juan, according to OMME San Juan.

The wider storm

Abundant tropical moisture from a passing tropical wave combines and favorable upper-level conditions from an approaching trough helped promote showers and t-storms during the afternoon of August 23rd. Southeasterly winds steered activity toward northwestern Puerto Rico and from El Yunque to the metro area (El Yunque Streamer).

Began near San Juan (18.4634, -66.1175).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292822. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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