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Culebra Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history spans 6 recorded events between 2009 and 2024. The dominant hazard is flash flood, accounting for 50.0% of all recorded events. It ranks #3,189 nationally and #75 in Puerto Rico.
6
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$516K
Property damage
The record
What the Culebra Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Culebra Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history averages 0.4 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2020s, with 4 events logged in that decade alone.
The costliest is flash flood, with $506K in reported property damage. In total, 4 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Culebra Municipio
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 3 | 0 | $506K | 0 | 2017–2023 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $10K | 0 | 2023–2023 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2009–2009 |
Decade by decade
Culebra Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A resident of Culebra Island indicated through an on-line web site that since 1:30 am the island had received 9.60 inches of rain, and that at times the rain was falling at rates faster than two inches an hour. He also indicated the soil was saturated, and the run-off was turning the bay an ugly brown.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Insufficient Data
FEMA NRI risk rating
1,387
Population (ACS)
$104K
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 |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Culebra Municipio, Puerto Rico?
6 events are on record between 2009 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths and $516K in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Culebra Municipio?
Flash Flood, with 3 recorded events — 50.0% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Culebra Municipio?
25 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Culebra Municipio, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Culebra Municipio compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Culebra Municipio as insufficient data risk, placing it in the 0 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Culebra 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
- Corozal Municipio 26
- Dorado Municipio 33
- Comerío Municipio 19
- Fajardo Municipio 105
- Florida Municipio 5
- Coamo Municipio 27
Cite this page
“Culebra Municipio, Puerto Rico.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/puerto-rico/culebra-municipio/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.