Flash Flood in Fajardo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Flash Flood in Fajardo Municipio, Puerto Rico: 76 recorded events between 2009 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #294 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for flash flood in Fajardo Municipio is the 2010s, when 44 of the county's 76 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Fajardo Municipio archive, flash flood makes up 72.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #294 for this hazard and #5 within Puerto Rico, putting it in the 90.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for flash flood in Fajardo Municipio with 12 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many flash flood events are on record in Fajardo Municipio, Puerto Rico?

76 flash flood events are recorded in Fajardo Municipio between 2009 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Fajardo Municipio?

The strongest flash flood on record in Fajardo Municipio measured 0.

Where does the flash flood data for Fajardo Municipio come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.