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Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history spans 27 recorded events between 2012 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 29.6% of all recorded events. It ranks #3,127 nationally and #47 in Puerto Rico.
27
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$56K
Property damage
The record
What the Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history averages 2.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 15 events logged in that decade alone.
The costliest is tornado, with $30K 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 Lares Municipio
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 8 | 0 | $20K | 43 | 2012–2025 |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2013–2021 |
| Flash Flood | 5 | 0 | $6K | 0 | 2012–2025 |
| Hail | 3 | 0 | $1K | 0.5 | 2012–2015 |
| Debris Flow | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2020–2021 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2018–2018 |
| Tornado | 1 | 0 | $30K | EF0 | 2012–2012 |
Decade by decade
Lares 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-13 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 mi | Touched down here |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Multiple trees were reported down across PR-374 in the Castaner sector of Lares during the afternoon. Social media reports and local officials confirm blocked roads and scattered power line impacts due to wind gusts associated with the outer bands of Hurricane Erin. Municipal emergency crews were working to clear debris.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Insufficient Data
FEMA NRI risk rating
27,855
Population (ACS)
$105K
Median home value
27
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2024 | Tropical Storm | TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO | DR |
| 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 |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico?
27 events are on record between 2012 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $56K in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Lares Municipio?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 8 recorded events — 29.6% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Lares 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 Lares Municipio?
27 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Lares Municipio, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Lares Municipio compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lares Municipio as insufficient data risk, placing it in the 0 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Lares 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
- Lajas Municipio 19
- Las Marías Municipio 7
- Juncos Municipio 12
- Las Piedras Municipio 36
- Juana Díaz Municipio 15
- Loíza Municipio 9
Cite this page
“Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/puerto-rico/lares-municipio/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.