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Waterspout April 13, 2011 · Coastal Waters of Northwestern Puerto Rico Out 10 Nm, Atlantic South

$100K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm over the Aguadilla Bay generated a waterspout that moved close to the coast to near the Police Precint and the Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito, which then continued to move southwest and dissipated near the Parque de Colon. Several structures were damaged by the winds that were estimated by emergency managers at near 80 mph.

The wider storm

An upper level trough combined with ample moisture and a very ustable air mass to produce numerous showers with strong thunderstorms across most of the northern half of Puerto Rico.

Began near Rincon Lighthouse (18.4136, -67.1631).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 297108. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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