Puerto Rico Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Puerto Rico has logged 6,626 severe-weather events — about 214 a year — with 288 direct deaths, 155 injuries and $21.3B in reported property damage.
By event type
Flash Flood2,03869 d$19.3B
Flood1,6719 d$41.5M
Heavy Rain76913 d$911K
Debris Flow6293 d$9.1M
Thunderstorm Wind3391 d$18.3M
Excessive Heat184——
Rip Current151151 d—
Tropical Storm1294 d$73.6M
Coastal Flood1013 d$315K
Funnel Cloud75——
Hail73—$541K
High Surf6726 d$3.7M
Waterspout66——
Lightning609 d$488K
Drought48—$5.0M
Hurricane (Typhoon)47—$1.8B
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (277)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Rip CurrentSeptember 25, 2024
Northwest · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 8, 2024
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 11, 2024
Northwest · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 13, 2024
Southeast · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 19, 2024
Northwest · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 14, 2024
Northwest · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Flash FloodMay 8, 2024
San Sebastian · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 27, 2024
Northwest · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMarch 27, 2024
Northeast · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMarch 13, 2024
Northeast · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMarch 6, 2024
Northeast · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentFebruary 13, 2024
Northwest · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
High SurfDecember 14, 2023
North Central · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentDecember 9, 2023
Northeast · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Rip CurrentNovember 20, 2023
Culebra · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentNovember 4, 2023
Northwest · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 18, 2023
Northeast · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 17, 2023
Northeast · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 13, 2023
North Central · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 4, 2023
Southwest · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 27, 2023
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 4, 2023
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Coastal FloodApril 4, 2023
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 24, 2023
Northeast · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMarch 24, 2023
Northeast · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMarch 16, 2023
Northeast · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMarch 2, 2023
Mayaguez And Vicinity · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentFebruary 19, 2023
Culebra · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJanuary 28, 2023
Northeast · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJanuary 18, 2023
Northwest · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentDecember 23, 2022
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentDecember 20, 2022
Mayaguez And Vicinity · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentNovember 28, 2022
Mayaguez And Vicinity · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentNovember 18, 2022
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentOctober 28, 2022
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 19, 2022
Comerio · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 3, 2022
Northwest · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 25, 2022
Vieques · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 19, 2022
Northeast · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 4, 2022
Culebra · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.