Hail and Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, October 8, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, October 8, 1994
Start: 1994-10-08T13:20
End: 1994-10-08T15:05
Location: Puerto Rico

October 8, 1994 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

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

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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

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

Hail, Prz003 - 004

When: October 8, 1:20 PM AST
Where: Prz003 - 004 County

Hail, Prz005

When: October 8, 2:50 PM AST
Where: Prz005 County

A thunderstorm located north of Ponce which extended westward to Mayaguez produced small hail at San German. Strong gusty winds, hail were also reported at Maricao.

Thunderstorm Wind, Prz005

When: October 8, 3:05 PM AST
Where: Prz005 County, Caguas
Property damage: $50

Downed bamboo trees were reported at Barrio Bairoa, road 739, Km 3.0.

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 Damaging Winds in Texas, October 8, 1994$126,000 · F1 · 11 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: 10358397, 10357648, 10357649.