Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, October 3, 2001

Name: Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, October 3, 2001
Start: 2001-10-03T14:00
End: 2001-10-03T15:00
Location: Puerto Rico

October 3, 2001 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Residents in Aguadilla reported strong gusty winds. These winds knocked down branches and a power pole light.

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.

Residents in Aguadilla reported strong gusty winds. These winds knocked down branches and a power pole light. Winds were estimated between 35 to 40 mph.

Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Northwest

When: October 3, 2:00 PM AST to 3:00 PM AST
Where: Northwest County, Aguadilla
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

Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Puerto Rico, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5271552.