Thunderstorm Wind, Vega Baja Manati
- When
- May 29, 4:20 PM AST to 4:50 PM AST
- Where
- Vega Baja Manati County, Manati
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, May 29, 1997
Civil Defense reported that a roof top was detached by the strong winds in Manati.
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 that a roof top was detached by the strong winds in Manati.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Wildfire in California, May 29, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 29 to 30, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 29 to 30, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 29, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 29 to 30, 1997
- Hail in Texas, May 29, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 29, 1997
- Hail in New Mexico, May 29, 1997
- Hail in Texas, May 29, 1997
- Hail in Texas, May 29, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, May 29 to 30, 1997
- Hail in Puerto Rico, May 29, 1997
More
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, May 1997
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: 5615489.