Thunderstorm Wind, Northwest
- When
- August 7, 2:00 PM AST to 3:30 PM AST
- Where
- Northwest County, Central Portion
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, August 7, 2001
Strong thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours over the northwest sections of Puerto Rico. Local residents in Camuy and Quebradillas reported small hail and strong winds.
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.
Strong thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours over the northwest sections of Puerto Rico. Local residents in Camuy and Quebradillas reported small hail and strong winds.
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
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- Flash Flood in Arizona, August 7, 2001
- Heat in Missouri, August 7 to 9, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 7, 2001
- Flood and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, August 7, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 7, 2001
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 7, 2001
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 7, 2001
- Tornado in Mississippi, August 7, 2001
- Heavy Rain in North Carolina, August 7, 2001
- Heat in Illinois, August 7 to 9, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 7, 2001
More
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, August 2001
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: 5264449.