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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service San Juan PR
338 PM AST Thu Aug 20 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 PM     Rip Currents     Playa Puerta de Tierra  18.47N 66.10W
08/19/2026                   San Juan           PR   Newspaper

            *** 1 FATAL ***
            Municipal police reported that a man was
            swept away by a rip current at a beach near
            Avenida Luis Muoz Rivera in San Juan.
            Emergency personnel responded after a 911
            call reported a person in distress. The man
            was removed from the water and received
            medical attention at the scene, but was
            later pronounced dead.

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