Puerto Rico storm events
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Puerto Rico between 1950 and 2025, sourced from NOAA's Storm Events Database.
6,447
Storm events
26
Tornadoes
43
Hurricanes
273
Deaths
Significant recent events in Puerto Rico
Events with deaths, multiple injuries, $1M+ property damage, or EF3+ tornadoes.
The police marine unit and emergency managers reported that a 39-year-old man drowned after being caught in a rip current behind Mar-Bella Restaurant in Loiza. A woman was also swept by the rip current at the same location but was successfully rescued by the first responders.
A 72-year-old male surfer was found unresponsive in the water near Playa Tres Palmas in Rincn. The individual was struck by his surfboard, lost consciousness, and subsequently drowned in the presence of high surf and strong currents. Bystanders and authorities recovered the victi…
Rio Cotui went out of its banks, flooding portions of PR-372 in Yauco. A car was washed out with a male inside, the male was later found dead.
A 24-year-old male was swept away from the waterfall pool known as Infinity Pool in El Yunque by a surge of water, fell from a height of 80 feet and died. He was with three other people who are safe.
The 911 Call Center reported that at approximately 3:20 PM AST, a lightning strike impacted two individuals in a boat near the fishing club by the dam at Lago Toa Vaca. One individual was reported conscious with burns to the hands but breathing. The second individual, a 48 year o…
A 31-year-old male was surfing on August 24th near Kikita Beach Dorado, when he was swept by rip currents. His body was recovered on Tuesday (August 26th) morning.
On August 24th, a man climbed onto a rocky area at Mar Chiquita, Manati, when a wave swept him, and he fell into the sea. His body was recovered the next morning.
A man was swept away by rip currents and drowned this morning at Chatarra beach in Loiza, near PR-187 and the local kiosks. His body was recovered by a Coast Guard helicopter, taken to Isla Grande Airport, and then to the Hoare Hospital in Santurce, where he was declared dead.
Broadcast media reported that a man drowned after being swept away by rip currents in Playa Jobos (Jobos Beach) in Isabela.
The 911 call center reported a fallen tree in Parcelas San Jose on PR-8865, near PR-2 and Jose Nevarez Lopez Elementary School. The tree struck a vehicle, causing one fatality.
The 911 Call Center reported that individuals were stranded in a Kia vehicle due to flash flooding from nearby streams along Camino Los Navarro in Barrio Quebrada Arenas, near Road PR-1 in San Juan. The floodwaters inundated the roadway, creating hazardous conditions and promptin…
A 67-year-old tourist from Michigan died the morning of March 19 at Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico, after being swept away by rip currents.
A 61-year-old male tourist from California drowned at Sandy Beach in Barrio Puntas, Rincon, after struggling in the water.
A 71-year-old male tourist drowned after being swept away by rip currents at a beach near a hotel on PR-115 in Barrio Caguabo, Anasco.
A 62-year-old man drowned while trying to rescue a female with two of his friends in Vacia Talega Beach.
Counties and zones
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Adjuntas (40)
Aguada (52)
Aguadilla (92)
Aguas Buenas (21)
Aibonito (38)
Anasco (17)
Arecibo (112)
Arroyo (11)
Barceloneta (17)
Barranquitas (29)
Bayamon (127)
Cabo Rojo (47)
Caguas (106)
Caguas Las Piedras (8)
Camuy (24)
Canovanas (30)
Carolina (146)
Catano (26)
Cayey (29)
Ceiba (28)
Central Interior (188)
Ciales (32)
Cidra (22)
Coamo (27)
Coamo Santa Isabel (2)
Comerio (19)
Corozal (26)
Culebra (56)
Dorad (33)
Eastern Interior (223)
Fajardo (105)
Fajardo Rio Grande (15)
Florida (5)
Guanajibo (1)
Guanica (11)
Guayama (57)
Guayama Salinas (2)
Guayanilla (13)
Guayanilla Yauco (3)
Guaynabo (141)
Gurabo (15)
Hatillo (30)
Hormigueros (34)
Humacao (141)
Isabela (23)
Jayuya (20)
Juana Diaz (15)
Juncos (12)
La Plato Dorado (10)
Lajas (19)
Laramie (1)
Lares (27)
Las Marias (7)
Las Piedras (36)
Loiza (9)
Luquillo (35)
Manati (36)
Maricao (2)
Maunabo (19)
Mayaguez (130)
Mayaguez Anasco (16)
Mayaguez and Vicinity (202)
Moca (35)
Morovis (22)
Naguabo (154)
Naranjito (25)
North Central (371)
Northeast (304)
Northwest (177)
Orocovis (29)
Patillas (42)
Penuelas (20)
Ponce (148)
Ponce Juana Diaz (6)
Ponce and Vicinity (139)
Prz001 (8)
Prz002 - 003 (2)
Prz003 - 004 (1)
Prz004 (6)
Prz005 (10)
Prz005 V (1)
Prz006 (3)
Quebradillas (8)
Rincon (10)
Rio Grande (53)
Sabana Grande (20)
Salinas (33)
San German (33)
San Juan (514)
San Juan and Vicinity (416)
San Lorenzo (22)
San Sebastian (92)
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Santa Isabel (12)
Southeast (162)
Southwest (101)
Toa Alta (21)
Toa Baja (52)
Trujillo Alto (32)
Utuado (85)
Vega Alta (100)
Vega Baja (56)
Vega Baja Manati (16)
Vieques (24)
Villalba (10)
Western Interior (165)
Yabucoa (44)
Yauco (42)