Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR
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NWUS52 TJSJ 201938
LSRSJU
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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CAM
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