EF0 tornado · Puerto Rico

Tornado August 25, 2009 · Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

EF0

Rating

0.0 mi

Path length

1 yd

Path width

$15K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 1 yards (0.00 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Residents of Ramey sector in Aguadilla reported to emergency managers that a waterspout moved inland and impacted two homes in Kelly and Grubbs streets, causing damage to the exterior facade, fence, zinc roof, roof satellite TV dishes, yard equipment, and storage sheds.

The wider storm

A tropical wave passed to the north of Puerto Rico and produced scattered showers and isolated strong thunderstorms across the northwest section. These thunderstorms moved slwoly north northwest and produced a waterspout that was reported moving inland near the Ramey sector of Aguadilla. Two homes suffered exterior damage due to the wind gusts that were estimated by residents around 40 mph.

Began near Aguadilla (18.5037, -67.1254).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 200491. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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