Wildfire — Ponce and Vicinity, Puerto Rico

2014-07-10 · Ponce and Vicinity, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Press release from the Fire department office indicated that a house at Barrio Almcigo was destroyed by bush fires in Yauco.

Wider weather episode

The observations and 24-hr trends suggested that red flag conditions would be met over Puerto Rico and Vieques.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 537403. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.