Home / Atlantic South / Coastal Waters East of Puerto Rico, Around Vieques, and Around and Just North of Culebra and Saint John

Waterspout · Atlantic South

Waterspout January 12, 2026 · Coastal Waters East of Puerto Rico, Around Vieques, and Around and Just North of Culebra and Saint John, Atlantic South

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

OMME director from Fajardo reported a waterspout sighted from PR-53. The waterspout was located just offshore of Ceiba, just east Roosevelt Roads.

The wider storm

A weak induced trough maintained periods of showery weather across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A waterspout was sighted by the public and emergency managers at around 530 PM AST offshore of Ceiba.

Began near Punta Arenas Beach (18.2350, -65.5855).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1300743. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.