Puerto Rico, 2000

Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, January 15 to 16, 2000

January 15 to 16, 2000 · NWS SJU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A line of thunderstorms produced pea size hail over the municipalities of Gurabo and Cayey in central Puerto Rico.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 line of thunderstorms produced pea size hail over the municipalities of Gurabo and Cayey in central Puerto Rico.

Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, San Juan

When
January 15, 11:30 PM AST to January 16, 12:30 AM AST
Where
San Juan County, Cayey
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm Wind, Humacao

When
January 16, 3:30 AM AST to 4:30 AM AST
Where
Humacao County, Gurabo
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

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

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: 5131792, 5131793.