Thunderstorm Wind · Puerto Rico

Thunderstorm Wind September 30, 2012 · Lares, Puerto Rico

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

At the Cavernas del Rio Camuy park, tarps were reported blown away, seven trees down and 40 people had to be taken into safe area.

The wider storm

Strong daytime heating combined with local orographics effects and sea breeze convergence to produced scattered to numerous showers with strong thunderstorms over the western interior and northwest sections of Puerto Rico.

Began near Lares (18.3371, -66.8429).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 414866. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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