Culebra storm history

A 67-year-old tourist from Michigan died the morning of March 19 at Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico, after being swept away by rip currents.

A 68-year-old man from Connecticut, a resident of Culebra, was last seen being dragged by a rip current at Flamenco Beach, Culebra. His body was found after two days.

A 42-year old male drowned after being swept away by rip currents at Playa Flamenco in Culebra. Another person was rescued when was also swept away by these rip currents.

A 70-year-old male was swept away by rip currents at Flamenco Beach in Culebra.

A 911 call alerted the police about a floating person in Flamenco Beach. The person was taken into an ambulance to a hospital, where the doctor confirmed the death by drowning.

A 40-year-old tourist drowned in Flamenco Beach on the island of Culebra.

A 62-yeard-old tourist drowned while practicing snorkeling in Flamenco Beach, Culebra on the 28th of December in the afternoon.

Emergency manager reported fallen trees at PR-250 in front of OMME Culebra. Wind gusts were at 25 to 30 mph, estimated by radar and from a weather station.

Stations in the Mesonet registered heat indices of 112 degrees for two hours or more.

Stations in the Mesonet registered heat indices values of 112 degrees for two hours or more.

Stations in the Mesonet registered heat indices values of 112 degrees for two hours or more.

The public reported through social media (Facebook) a funnel cloud just east of Zoni Beach in Culebra.

Emergency managers reported that flood waters entered a residency in Barrio Fulladoza, right in front of the Police Department Building.

Broadcast media shared map camera images by Villa Muneco B18, close to Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport, showing widespread flooding affecting PR-250, making this road impassable.

Emergency Managers indicated that the power station at Culebra was struck by lightning, causing a fire and thus, a power outage across the island. Electrical workers restored service before sunrise on Tuesday.

Several stations in the mesonet reported heat indices values of at least 108F, surpassing 112F some days, for over two hours. These conditions met the local criteria for heat advisories and excessive heat warnings.

Several weather stations reported heat indices above 112 degrees for over two hours. These conditions were observed widespread along the coastal areas and the valleys.

Several Mesonet stations reported heat indices surpassing 108 degrees (local heat advisory criteria), and even 112 degrees (excessive heat warning criteria) for a prolonged period of days, mainly from 10 AM to 4 PM AST. The reports were widespread along the station network.

A wind gust of 43 mph was reported in Culebrita in Culebra.

A 62 mph wind gust was reported in Isla Culebrita.

Wxflow XCUL in Isla Culebrita, Culebra reported a sustained wind of 49 mph, gusting to 62 mph.

Heavy rains associated with Hurricane Irma produced flooding.

Station DW1296 at Ensenada Bay in Culebra reported a wind gust of 49 mph.

A resident of Culebra Island indicated through an on-line web site that since 1:30 am the island had received 9.60 inches of rain, and that at times the rain was falling at rates faster than two inches an hour. He also indicated the soil was saturated, and the run-off was turning…

Heavy rain was reported over Culebra in association with rain bands associated with tropical storm Chris.

A pilot reported a large funnel cloud between Culebra and Fajardo moving west.

A pilot reported a waterspout 1 nautical mile north of Culebra.

A pilot reported a waterpout 3 miles southwest of the Culebra lighthouse.

A pilot reported a waterspout 2 miles northwest of Culebra.