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Hurricane-force winds drove this 10-foot (3 m) piece of 2x4 lumber through a palm tree in Puerto Rico during the 1928 Okerchobee hurricane, known in Puerto Rico as the San Felipe II hurricane September 13, 1928 – Okeechobee hurricane , also known as the San Felipe II hurricane, was a major hurricane that made landfall near Guayama as a ...
Hurricane Maria near peak intensity to the southeast of Puerto Rico on September 19, 2017. The list of Puerto Rico hurricanes from the 21st century has been marked by several devastating North Atlantic hurricanes, tropical or subtropical cyclones, their remnants, or their precursors have affected the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.
Great Hurricane of 1780; 1804 Antigua–Charleston hurricane; 1867 San Narciso hurricane; 1876 San Felipe hurricane; 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane; 1910 San Zacarías hurricane; 1926 Nassau hurricane; 1928 Okeechobee hurricane; 1930 San Zenón hurricane; 1932 San Ciprián hurricane; 1970 Caribbean–Azores hurricane
1928 San Felipe Segundo hurricane – only Category 5 hurricane landfall on record in Puerto Rico; 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane – deadliest hurricane in the history of Puerto Rico; 1932 San Ciprian hurricane – last hurricane to make landfall in Puerto Rico at Category 4 strength or higher. Hurricane Georges in 1998 – the last major ...
Hurricane Maria. Year: 2017 Death Toll: 2,982 Financial Impact: Estimated $91.6 billion This one’s recent enough to remember: The Category 4 hurricane hit Puerto Rico, causing widespread ...
The 1899 San Ciríaco hurricane, also known as the 1899 Puerto Rico Hurricane or The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1899, was the longest-lived Atlantic hurricane on record, and the third-longest-lived tropical cyclone globally on record (in terms of tropical duration) after 1994's Hurricane John in the Pacific Ocean and 2023's Cyclone Freddy in the southern Indian Ocean.
In Puerto Rico, 24 inches of rainfall in Vieques caused $1.6 million worth of repairs, but only claimed eight lives. Although only 13 inches of rain fell over Haiti's northern mountains, the ...
Puerto Rico: Hurricane Santa Ana of 1530 First of three successive tropical cyclones to affect Puerto Rico in 1530. This hurricane of modest intensity brought much rain to Puerto Rico. [54] It affected the entire island and destroyed half of the houses in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Island only had population of 3,100 at the time. [55] 1530