Thunderstorm Wind · Puerto Rico

Thunderstorm Wind August 16, 2025 · Arecibo, Puerto Rico

25 mph

Estimated gust (22 kt)

$8K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A power pole fell near the Borinquen Arecibo Cockpit on PR-123. Vehicle traffic through this area was affected. Around the time of the incident strong showers and thunderstorms were moving across the area with wind gusts around 23 to 25 mph.

The wider storm

Major Hurricane Erin moved northeast and north of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Erin's Outer Bands and then Feeder Bands still affected the islands, producing strong thunderstorms, gusty winds, and heavy rains across the islands. Several reports of wind gust damage, along with reports of high surf, flooding and debris flow were received between August 16 to 18.

Began near Arecibo (18.3523, -66.6759).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292879. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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