Puerto Rico tornado and storm history
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Puerto Rico between 1974 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see the storms that came closest to it.
26
Tornado reports
6,666
Storm events
47
Hurricane reports
290
Deaths, all storms
Every tornado track in Puerto Rico
16 county track segments since 1950, coloured by rating. Zoom in and each path widens to its surveyed width. Tap one for the storm.
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Tornadoes by decade in Puerto Rico
Not shown for Puerto Rico. Only 21 tornadoes have been recorded here since 1950, which is too few to break into decades and read a trend from — the strong-tornado count for most decades would be zero or one. That thinness is itself a fact about Puerto Rico. Compare with states that have a longer record.
Significant recent events in Puerto Rico
Events with deaths, several injuries, $1M+ property damage, or tornadoes rated EF3 and up.
Three males (aged 49-58 years) were swept away by rip currents and drowned near Cueva del Indio Beach in Barrio Islote, Arecibo.
The 911 Call Center and media reported that a female tourist was swept away by rip currents at Playa Azul in Luquillo. She was rescued from the water by emergency personnel and transported to a local hospital, where she was declared deceased.
High surf conditions led to an incident today in which two people were walking over a rock formation near the natural pools at Poza Las Mujeres Beach. A wave swept one person into the water. Emergency Management personnel successfully rescued the other individual, while the searc…
Emergency management officials reported a fatality associated with rip currents in Punta Arenas Beach, Vieques.
Two persons were swept away by rip currents at Poza de las Mujeres Beach along road PR-6684.
A man drowned after being swept away by rip currents at Condado Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The man lost his life when he entered the water to rescue two of his friends.
Three people were swept away by rip currents along the coast of Luquillo, just behind the La Parrilla establishment. All three individuals were rescued from the water. Two survived the incident, while one person was transported to a hospital in Fajardo, where the individual was l…
A rip current incident occurred at Puerto Nuevo Beach in Vega Baja during the morning of February 19, 2026. Four individuals entered the water and were swept toward deeper waters by a strong rip current. Three individuals returned safely to shore, while one was carried offshore. …
High surf impacted the Cueva del Indio area in Arecibo during the afternoon of February 9, 2026. Three individuals were on coastal rocks when a large breaking wave swept them into the ocean. One person returned safely to shore, while the other two were carried offshore. After sev…
Two 21-year-old males from Corozal were swept away by rip currents at Caracoles Beach along Highway PR-681 in Arecibo. One individual was rescued by the US Coast Guard and transported to a hospital. The body of the second individual was recovered the following day, Jan 19th.
A 53-year-old man drowned at Ocean Park Beach after being pulled by a rip current while attempting to assist a family member in the water.
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.
Counties and zones
Each county’s full storm history, with its event count. Some entries are National Weather Service forecast zones rather than civil counties.
Adjuntas (42)
Aguada (63)
Aguadilla (94)
Aguadilla/moca/aguada/rincon/anasco/mayaguez/ormigueros/cabo Rojo (1)
Aguas Buenas (22)
Aibonito (38)
Anasco (17)
Arecibo (117)
Arroyo (11)
Barceloneta (18)
Barranquitas (29)
Bayamon (137)
Cabo Rojo (52)
Caguas (107)
Caguas Las Piedras (10)
Camuy (26)
Canovanas (30)
Carolina (151)
Catano (26)
Cayey (29)
Ceiba (28)
Central Interior (188)
Ciales (32)
Cidra (22)
Coamo (27)
Coamo Santa Isabel (4)
Comerio (24)
Corozal (28)
Culebra (57)
Dorad (34)
Eastern Interior (223)
Fajardo (106)
Fajardo Rio Grande (21)
Fajardo/ceiba/naguabo/humacao/yabucoa/culebra/vieques (2)
Florida (5)
Guanajibo (2)
Guanica (11)
Guayama (58)
Guayama Salinas (6)
Guayanilla (13)
Guayanilla Yauco (4)
Guaynabo (144)
Gurabo (16)
Hatillo (30)
Hormigueros (40)
Humacao (154)
Isabela (24)
Isabela/quebradillas/camuy/matillo/arecibo/barceloneta/florida/manati/vega Baja/vega/alta/corado/toa Baja/catano/toa Alta/bayamon/guayanabo/san Juan/trujillo Alto/carolina/loiza/rio Grande/luqillo/can (2)
Jayuya (20)
Juana Diaz (15)
Juncos (13)
La Plato Dorado (11)
Lajas (20)
Lajas/san German/sabana Grande/yauco/guayanilla/penuelas/ponce/juana Diaz/santa Isabel/salinas/guayama/arroyo/patillas/maunabo/guanica (1)
Laramie (1)
Lares (28)
Las Marias (7)
Las Piedras (40)
Loiza (9)
Luquillo (35)
Manati (36)
Maricao (2)
Maunabo (19)
Mayaguez (133)
Mayaguez Anasco (21)
Mayaguez and Vicinity (204)
Moca (38)
Morovis (22)
Naguabo (159)
Naranjito (27)
North Central (379)
Northeast (308)
Northwest (178)
Orocovis (30)
Patillas (42)
Penuelas (23)
Ponce (160)
Ponce Juana Diaz (7)
Ponce and Vicinity (140)
Quebradillas (9)
Rincon (10)
Rio Grande (55)
Sabana Grande (22)
Salinas (33)
San German (38)
San Juan (527)
San Juan and Vicinity (420)
San Lorenzo (22)
San Sebastian (100)
San Sebastian/lares/las Marias/maricao/adjuntas/jayuya/ciales/morovis/corozal/barranquitas/comerio/aguas Buenas/cidra/caguas/gurabo/san Lorenzo/juncos/las Piedras/villalba/coamo/albonita/cayey/naranji (2)
Santa Isabel (12)
Southeast (162)
Southwest (101)
St. Croix (2)
St. Thomas/st. John (2)
Toa Alta (22)
Toa Baja (52)
Trujillo Alto (32)
Utuado (86)
Vega Alta (105)
Vega Baja (58)
Vega Baja Manati (16)
Vieques (26)
Villalba (10)
Western Interior (166)
Yabucoa (44)
Yauco (48)
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