Hail and Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, October 18, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, October 18, 1994
Start: 1994-10-18T02:30
End: 1994-10-18T06:00
Location: Puerto Rico

October 18, 1994 · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Prz004

When: October 18, 2:30 AM AST
Where: Prz004 County, Gurabo

A resident of Gurabo called the NWS Weather Forecast Office at Carolina at 1000AST to report hail during the early morning.

Thunderstorm Wind, Prz004

When: October 18, 6:00 AM AST
Where: Prz004 County, Canovanas
Property damage: $500

18,0805AST,,,0,0,1,0,Urban Flood A tree fell on road 962 at Barrio Cambalache, also power and phone lines were reported to be hanging. Some street flooding in low lying areas was reported.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 18, 1994$500 · F0 · 5 events

Every storm in Puerto Rico in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Puerto Rico, October 1994

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10358398, 10358399.