Lightning · Puerto Rico

Lightning July 18, 2012 · Rincon, Puerto Rico

Injury

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 14 year old boy was hit by a lightning strike at Sandy Beach. He was transported to the hospital in stable conditions.

The wider storm

The combination of a tropical wave and a mid level perturbation and their associated moisture, decent upper level ventilation and an upper level trough, produced scattered showers with isolated strong thunderstorms over the northwest section of Puerto Rico.

Began near Rincon (18.3400, -67.2500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 403700. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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