Strong Wind · Puerto Rico

Strong Wind January 21, 2026 · Ponce and Vicinity, Puerto Rico

35 mph

Estimated gust (30 kt)

$400

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A report of brief, strong winds not associated with a thunderstorm was received.

Residential solar panels sustained damage, and several trash cans were displaced in the Santa Elena neighborhood in Guayanilla. A resident reported loud wind noise at the time of the event.

The wider storm

A broad surface high pressure over the Central Atlantic resulted in breezy conditions on January 21st with gusts up to 35 mph reported over coastal areas. Brief, strong winds not associated with a thunderstorm were reported to affect Santa Elena neighborhood in Guayanilla that afternoon. Residential solar panels sustained damage, and several trash cans were displaced. A resident reported loud wind noise at the time of the event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1315076. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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