Puerto Rico, 1996

Lightning Strike in Puerto Rico, May 26, 1996

May 26, 1996 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Civil Defense reported some power lines that were struck by lightning in Comerio.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.

Civil Defense reported some power lines that were struck by lightning in Comerio.

Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, La Plato Dorado

When
May 26, 2:00 PM AST to 3:30 PM AST
Where
La Plato Dorado County, Comerio

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5573576.