Wildfire · Puerto Rico

Wildfire January 1, 2011 – January 25, 2011 · Southwest, Puerto Rico

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Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

A total of 29 wildfires were reported in the municipalities of Cabo Rojo and Lajas. Over 511 acres were burned.

The wider storm

Low relative humidities values combined with moderate to strong winds and a lack of rainfall resulted in numerous and localized wildfires across the west, west interior, southwest, south and southeast sections of Puerto Rico. A total of 314 wildfires were reported between January 1-25. A total of 4,868 acres of land were burned. Damages were estimated at 371,531 dollars. The Ponce and Guayama zones were the most impacted with a total of 314 wildfires and losses totaling 363,181 dollars.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 281583. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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