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Puerto Rico Disaster History
Since 1956, Puerto Rico has been under 51 federal disaster declarations, per OpenFEMA.
Puerto Rico — federal disaster declarations per year
19562024
By hazard type
Hurricane20
Severe Storm11
Flood11
Biological2
Drought2
Earthquake2
Other1
Fire1
Tropical Storm1
Counties with the most declarations
Utuado Municipio39 declarationsOrocovis Municipio36 declarationsAdjuntas Municipio35 declarationsYabucoa Municipio34 declarationsVillalba Municipio34 declarationsYauco Municipio32 declarationsBarranquitas Municipio32 declarationsJayuya Municipio32 declarationsCoamo Municipio31 declarationsNaguabo Municipio31 declarationsSalinas Municipio31 declarationsCiales Municipio30 declarations
Most recent declarations
November 27, 2024Tropical Storm38 counties
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO
August 13, 2024Severe Storm78 counties
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO
July 23, 2024Flood13 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
September 21, 2022Hurricane78 counties
HURRICANE FIONA
September 18, 2022Hurricane66 counties
TROPICAL STORM FIONA
March 29, 2022Flood5 counties
SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES
November 5, 2020Flood1 counties
SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING
September 9, 2020Hurricane4 counties
HURRICANE ISAIAS
August 22, 2020Hurricane78 counties
TROPICAL STORM LAURA
July 29, 2020Hurricane78 counties
POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE NINE
March 27, 2020Biological78 counties
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
March 13, 2020Biological78 counties
COVID-19
January 16, 2020Earthquake34 counties
EARTHQUAKES
January 7, 2020Earthquake78 counties
EARTHQUAKES
August 27, 2019Severe Storm78 counties
TROPICAL STORM DORIAN
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. A count of past declarations describes what has happened, not what will. See About the Data.