High Wind, Aguadilla
- When
- January 15, 10:00 PM AST to January 17, 2:00 AM AST
- Where
- Aguadilla forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
High Wind and Strong Wind in Puerto Rico, January 15 to 17, 2000
A strong cold front moved across Puerto Rico during the evening of Saturday 15, 2000. Strong winds followed this front especially during the early morning hours of Sunday.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 strong cold front moved across Puerto Rico during the evening of Saturday 15, 2000. Strong winds followed this front especially during the early morning hours of Sunday. A spotter at Rincon in the western part of Puerto Rico reported a maximum wind gust of 70 mph. Another spotter in Juana Diaz indicated a maximum wind gust of 60 mph. These winds downed several trees limbs.
Event by event
5 strong wind, 2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Ponce
- When
- January 15, 10:00 PM AST to January 17, 2:00 AM AST
- Where
- Ponce forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Strong Wind, San Juan
- When
- January 15, 10:00 PM AST to January 17, 2:00 AM AST
- Where
- San Juan forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Strong Wind, Arecibo
- When
- January 15, 10:00 PM AST to January 17, 2:00 AM AST
- Where
- Arecibo forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Strong Wind, Guayama
- When
- January 15, 10:00 PM AST to January 17, 2:00 AM AST
- Where
- Guayama forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Strong Wind, Humacao
- When
- January 15, 10:00 PM AST to January 17, 2:00 AM AST
- Where
- Humacao forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Strong Wind, Mayaguez
- When
- January 15, 10:00 PM AST to January 17, 2:00 AM AST
- Where
- Mayaguez forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in Alaska, January 15 to 19, 2000
- Strong Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, January 15 to 17, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, January 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- High Wind in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, January 2000
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: 5131095, 5131096, 5131097, 5131098, 5131099, 5131680, 5131681.