Dust Storm — Ponce and Vicinity, Puerto Rico

2009-06-25 to 2009-06-28 · Ponce and Vicinity, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

The Ponce City Mercedita airport weather observation indicated horizontal visibilities of 8 miles due to haze or saharan dust.

Wider weather episode

A large area of Saharan dust (SAL) covered Puerto Rico for several days causing hazy skies and reduced visibilities.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 183767. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.