739  
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 MUñOZ 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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