Tornado Takes Out a Lighting Rig in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Continuing my series of severe weather's effects on outdoor shows...

Mike Bettes posted this on Facebook, a tornado/waterspout approaching Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (on the island's western shore):

Tony Kambic posted this on the Stagecraft Mailing List, and as far as I can tell, it's the same storm, as it hits an apparently pretty poorly constructed lighting rig set up for the Central American and Caribbean Games.

NPR/the AP have some additional pictures here.

CNN has some video too:

In the US, the local National Weather Service office generally has to do a post-damage assesment to verify a tornado; that should be done by this office in San Juan.