Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, May 26, 1996

Name: Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, May 26, 1996
Start: 1996-05-26T15:00
End: 1996-05-26T16:00
Location: Puerto Rico

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

At Las Cuevas sector in Loiza a small pig farm and house suffered some damage due to strong gusty winds. The zinc roof of an old wood structure which served as a pork building was ripped off.

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.

At Las Cuevas sector in Loiza a small pig farm and house suffered some damage due to strong gusty winds. The zinc roof of an old wood structure which served as a pork building was ripped off. Also a few zinc roof liners of two story concrete structure were blown away.

Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carolina

When: May 26, 3:00 PM AST to 4:00 PM AST
Where: Carolina County, Loiza
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph)

What these are

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

Every storm in Puerto Rico in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Puerto Rico, May 1996

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: 5573577.