Special Weather Statement issued October 18 at 3:07PM AST by NWS San Juan PR
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At 307 PM AST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near San Sebastian, moving north at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Arecibo, Lares, San Sebastian, Quebradillas, Camuy, Hatillo, Isabela, Hato Arriba, Rafael Capo, Rafael Gonzalez, Aceitunas, San Antonio, Juncal, Quebrada, Piedra Gorda, Cacao, Corcovado, Mora and Carrizales. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
- Event time
- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- PR, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- North Central; Northwest; Western Interior; Mayaguez and Vicinity
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-18T15:07:00-04:00
- states
- ["PR"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-18T15:07:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.48ad6a3e291e6d995953eacbdaa3046e094f2a5c.001.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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