Thunderstorm Wind, Mayaguez
- When
- July 17, 4:00 PM AST to 6:00 PM AST
- Where
- Mayaguez County, Anasco
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, July 17, 1998
A severe thunderstorm over Anasco and Rincon downed power lines and trees and damaged some houses along roads 115 and 401. A spotter from Rincon reported wind gust up to 70 mph.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- 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.
A severe thunderstorm over Anasco and Rincon downed power lines and trees and damaged some houses along roads 115 and 401. A spotter from Rincon reported wind gust up to 70 mph.
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
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 17, 1998
- Wildfire in Montana, July 17 to 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 17, 1998
- Wildfire in Montana, July 17 to 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 17, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Vermont, July 17, 1998
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 17, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 17, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 17, 1998
- Funnel Clouds in Florida, July 17, 1998
- Flood in Guam, July 17 to 28, 1998
More
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, July 1998
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: 5661841.