Thunderstorm Wind · Puerto Rico

Thunderstorm Wind April 17, 2026 · Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

45 mph

Estimated gust (39 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A fallen tree was reported at PR-104 (Dr. Victoriano Quintana Muniz St.) behind Los Ingenieros St. and a local gas station. This was also around half a kilometer north of the Mayaguez Resort & Casino. The fallen tree was blocking the roadway.

The wider storm

An amplifying mid- to upper-level trough, combined with above-normal moisture, maintained an unstable, wet pattern. With previous rain left saturated soils and elevated rivers, heavy rainfall quickly lead to urban flooding, small stream flooding, river flooding, landslides and flash flooding. Significant flooding occurred in Las Piedras, particularly, where several houses where flooded and flash flooded following heavy rainfall.

Began near Mayaguez (18.2233, -67.1559).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1331910. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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