Puerto Rico, 1997

Funnel Cloud in Puerto Rico, June 27, 1997

June 27, 1997 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Two funnel clouds were reported near Culebra.

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.

Two funnel clouds were reported near Culebra.

Event by event

1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Culebra

When
June 27, 1:25 PM AST to 2:00 PM AST
Where
Culebra County, Culebra

What these are

Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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: 5622214.