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Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history spans 132 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The dominant hazard is flash flood, accounting for 40.9% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,772 nationally and #9 in Puerto Rico.
132
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$750.5M
Property damage
The record
What the Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history averages 4.6 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2020s, with 69 events logged in that decade alone.
The deadliest hazard in the Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico record is flash flood, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is flash flood, with $750.4M in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Carolina Municipio
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 54 | 1 | $750.4M | 0 | 1996–2025 |
| Flood | 54 | 0 | $42K | 0 | 2011–2025 |
| Heavy Rain | 8 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1996–2013 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 7 | 0 | $30K | 43 | 2013–2024 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | $49K | 0 | 2010–2025 |
| Debris Flow | 3 | 0 | $10K | 0 | 2024–2025 |
| Hail | 2 | 0 | $0 | 1 | 1996–1996 |
Decade by decade
Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Carolina Municipio
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2011 | Flash Flood | CAROLINA | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Lightning | CAROLINA | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| May 28, 2010 | Lightning | CAROLINA | 0 | 1 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A 62 year old woman in her vehicle was overtaken by flood waters as she attempted to drive across a flooded roadway PR-857 in Barrio Canovanillas, Cohitre sector. The women was rescued by citizens and taken to a local hospital where she later died.
A nearly stationary low level trough produced heavy rains across the east sections of Puerto Rico. This rainfall began the night of October 13 and continued until the morning of October 14. Widespread flooding and landslides occurred across most of the east. State Civil Defense reported one person missing(Mr. Jesus Nieves-Garcia), apparently washed away by a wall of water from a bridge that collapsed, in Barrio Jagual in San Lorenzo. Several communities were incommunicated and 20 persons were in shelters in Salinas and 17 persons in Patillas. Rivers out of their banks were reported in Naguabo, Juncos, and Santa Isabel. Roads impassable due to flooding or landslides were in Naguabo, Aguas Buenas, Juncos, Yabucoa, Gurabo, Caguas, Patillas, Maunabo, Cayey, Guaynabo, Cidra and Guayama. Several houses were flooded in Gurabo and Juncos, and various bridges collapsed in San Lorenzo, Juncos, and Cayey.
Emergency managers reported that waters from Quebrada Maracuto, a tributary of the R��o Grande de Lo��za, overflowed the Rosa ��lvarez Bridge along PR-853 in Barrio Barrazas, Carolina. This portion of the road was impassable, affecting the surrounding communities of Camino Los Cuba and Camino Rosa Alvarez.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Insufficient Data
FEMA NRI risk rating
152,204
Population (ACS)
$158K
Median home value
25
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2024 | Severe Storm | TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO | EM |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Hurricane | HURRICANE FIONA | DR |
| Sep 18, 2022 | Hurricane | TROPICAL STORM FIONA | EM |
| Aug 22, 2020 | Hurricane | TROPICAL STORM LAURA | EM |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Hurricane | POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE NINE | EM |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Carolina 477
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico?
132 events are on record between 1996 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths and $750.5M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Carolina Municipio?
Flash Flood, with 54 recorded events — 40.9% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Carolina Municipio?
25 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Carolina Municipio, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Carolina Municipio compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Carolina Municipio as insufficient data risk, placing it in the 0 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Canóvanas Municipio 51
- Cataño Municipio 26
- Camuy Municipio 27
- Cayey Municipio 28
- Caguas Municipio 133
- Ceiba Municipio 28
Cite this page
“Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/puerto-rico/carolina-municipio/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.