Thunderstorm Wind, Eastern Interior
- When
- July 27, 8:28 AM AST
- Where
- Eastern Interior County, Caguas
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Downed power pole along road 827 at Barrio Los Ortiz.
Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, July 27, 2006
An active tropical wave moved across Puerto Rico and produced strong gusty winds as well as heavy showers and squalls. The morning weather balloon wind report and the Doppler wind profile measured significant winds.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $7,000
- 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.
An active tropical wave moved across Puerto Rico and produced strong gusty winds as well as heavy showers and squalls. The morning weather balloon wind report and the Doppler wind profile measured significant winds. A wind advisory was in effect for sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts reaching 40 to 45 mph. Downed power lines, poles and trees were reported across the eastern half of the Island during the day.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, San Juan and Vicinity
- When
- July 27, 8:40 AM AST
- Where
- San Juan and Vicinity County, Carolina
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Downed power lines along road 853 in Barrio Barrazas.
Thunderstorm Wind, San Juan and Vicinity
- When
- July 27, 8:47 AM AST
- Where
- San Juan and Vicinity County, Bayamon
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Downed power lines in Sanat Juanita.
Thunderstorm Wind, San Juan and Vicinity
- When
- July 27, 8:47 AM AST
- Where
- San Juan and Vicinity County, Trujillo Alto
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Downed power lines and poles at Villa Margarita.
Thunderstorm Wind, Northeast
- When
- July 27, 9:00 AM AST
- Where
- Northeast County, Fajardo
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Downed tree in front of Banco Santander.
Thunderstorm Wind, North Central
- When
- July 27, 9:00 AM AST
- Where
- North Central County, Arecibo
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Downed power lines at Barrio Bajadero.
Thunderstorm Wind, San Juan and Vicinity
- When
- July 27, 9:00 AM AST
- Where
- San Juan and Vicinity County, Guaynabo
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Downed power lines at Barrio Santa Rosa 1.
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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- Heat in Texas, July 27, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 27, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Illinois, July 27, 2006
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 27 to 28, 2006
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 27, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 27, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 27, 2006
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, July 27, 2006
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 27, 2006
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, July 27, 2006
More
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, July 2006
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: 5523177, 5523178, 5523179, 5523237, 5523238, 5523239, 5523240.