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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.
Hurricane Ernesto was a moderately strong Atlantic hurricane that caused significant flooding in Puerto Rico before striking Bermuda as a hurricane. The fifth named storm and third hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season , Ernesto developed from a tropical wave east of the Leeward Islands .
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 ...
Upon making landfall in Puerto Rico, Hurricane Georges brought 10 and 20-foot storm surges in succession. [4] Rainfall totaled out to 30.51 inches (775 mm) in Jayuya with rains of up to 25 inches (640 mm) spread around the rest of the island. [5] As the mountains' flooding drained off into every river in Puerto Rico and causing them to overflow ...
Hugo's path in the Caribbean. Hugo was the strongest storm to traverse the northeastern Caribbean since Hurricane David in 1979. [3] [11] The Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from Hurricanes (SLOSH) model estimated that storm surge from Hugo led to coastal water levels 3–4 ft (0.91–1.22 m) above normal tidal heights along Saint Croix and the eastern end of Puerto Rico. [26]
– Hurricane Rafael makes landfall just east of Playa Majana in the Cuban province of Artemisa with sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 956 mbar (28.23 inHg). [ 133 ] 22:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. EST) at 22°48′N 82°48′W / 22.8°N 82.8°W / 22.8; -82.8 ( Rafael weakens to Category 2 strength over