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 CurrentApril 13, 2022
Ponce And Vicinity · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 30, 2022
Northeast · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMarch 25, 2022
North Central · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMarch 8, 2022
Northeast · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentFebruary 21, 2022
Culebra · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentFebruary 20, 2022
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJanuary 2, 2022
North Central · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentDecember 28, 2021
Culebra · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentNovember 16, 2021
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 13, 2021
Northwest · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 2, 2021
Northwest · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 30, 2021
Northeast · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 12, 2021
Northeast · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 9, 2021
Northwest · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 26, 2021
Northeast · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 11, 2021
North Central · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 24, 2021
Northeast · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 3, 2021
Northeast · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 24, 2021
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 19, 2021
Northwest · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 1, 2021
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 31, 2021
Northeast · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 28, 2021
Northwest · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 28, 2021
Northeast · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 3, 2021
North Central · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 3, 2021
Northeast · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 2, 2021
Northeast · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentFebruary 7, 2021
North Central · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentFebruary 7, 2021
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJanuary 24, 2021
North Central · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 13, 2020
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 1, 2020
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 29, 2020
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 29, 2020
North Central · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 26, 2020
San Juan And Vicinity · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 16, 2020
Northwest · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 13, 2020
Arecibo · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 1, 2020
Southeast · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 31, 2020
North Central · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 16, 2020
Northwest · 1 killed ·
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.