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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.
The island of Puerto Rico received the worst of the storm's winds when the hurricane moved directly across the island at Category 5 strength. [13] The hurricane was extremely large as it crossed Puerto Rico. Hurricane-force winds were measured in Guayama for 18 hours, where a low pressure of 931 mbar (27.5 inHg) was reported. Since the storm is ...
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 NEXRAD Doppler weather radar of Puerto Rico had also been destroyed by Maria's winds. The radome, which covers the radar antenna, was destroyed in the 130 mph (210 km/h) winds, and the 30 ft (9.1 m) wide radar dish was blown from the pedestal, which remained intact. The radar is located at an elevation of 2,800 ft (850 m) and the anemometer ...
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.
The 1932 San Ciprián hurricane [a] was one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the history of Puerto Rico. The center of the storm traversed the island on an east-to-west path in late September 1932, killing 272 people and inflicting at least $35 million in damage.
1899 San Ciriaco hurricane – the deadliest hurricane in Puerto Rican history; 1928 Okeechobee hurricane – A hurricane that made landfall on Puerto Rico at Category 5 intensity; the death toll on the island was much lower; 1932 San Ciprian hurricane – another hurricane to make landfall on Puerto Rico at Category 4 strength or higher