Tropical Storm — Eastern Interior, Puerto Rico

2015-08-27 to 2015-08-28 · Eastern Interior, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Trees were reported downed at PR-155 and PR-778 in Comero, at Barrio Rabanal in Almirante sector in Cidra; and trees and power lines downed in Fabian Morales sector in Aguas Buenas.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Erika affected Puerto Rico on August 27th 2015. Several winds damages associated with Tropical Storm force winds were reported. Several trees were downed as well as power lines. 250,000 people were without power. Agriculture sector damages were estimated around 17.37 million dollars. Dozens of electrical power poles were reported damages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 599788. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.