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Gurabo Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history spans 15 recorded events between 2009 and 2025. The dominant hazard is flash flood, accounting for 40.0% of all recorded events. It ranks #3,170 nationally and #64 in Puerto Rico.
15
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
The record
What the Gurabo Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Gurabo Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history averages 0.9 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 7 events logged in that decade alone.
The costliest is flash flood, with $1.0M in reported property damage. In total, 5 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Gurabo Municipio
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 6 | 0 | $1.0M | 0 | 2009–2020 |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | $400 | 0 | 2016–2022 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 2 | 0 | $2K | 35 | 2024–2025 |
| Debris Flow | 2 | 0 | $4K | 0 | 2019–2023 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2009–2009 |
Decade by decade
Gurabo Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
1 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 1 touched down inside it and 0 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-08-30 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Insufficient Data
FEMA NRI risk rating
40,228
Population (ACS)
$159K
Median home value
26
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 Gurabo Municipio, Puerto Rico?
15 events are on record between 2009 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $1.0M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Gurabo Municipio?
Flash Flood, with 6 recorded events — 40.0% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Gurabo Municipio?
1 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 1 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Gurabo Municipio?
26 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Gurabo Municipio, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Gurabo Municipio compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Gurabo Municipio as insufficient data risk, placing it in the 0 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Gurabo 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
- Guaynabo Municipio 141
- Hatillo Municipio 30
- Guayanilla Municipio 12
- Hormigueros Municipio 34
- Guayama Municipio 33
- Humacao Municipio 118
Cite this page
“Gurabo Municipio, Puerto Rico.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/puerto-rico/gurabo-municipio/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.