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Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history spans 29 recorded events between 1996 and 2023. The dominant hazard is waterspout, accounting for 58.6% of all recorded events. It ranks #3,118 nationally and #43 in Puerto Rico.
29
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$750.0M
Property damage
The record
What the Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history averages 1.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 1990s, with 18 events logged in that decade alone.
The costliest is flash flood, with $750.0M 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 Arroyo Municipio
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterspout | 17 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1996–1997 |
| Flash Flood | 6 | 0 | $750.0M | 0 | 2009–2023 |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2016–2023 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 1 | 0 | $0 | 50 | 2020–2020 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1997–1997 |
Decade by decade
Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Insufficient Data
FEMA NRI risk rating
15,341
Population (ACS)
$90K
Median home value
28
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 Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico?
29 events are on record between 1996 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths and $750.0M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Arroyo Municipio?
Waterspout, with 17 recorded events — 58.6% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Arroyo Municipio?
28 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Arroyo Municipio, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Arroyo Municipio compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Arroyo Municipio as insufficient data risk, placing it in the 0 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Arroyo 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
- Arecibo Municipio 97
- Barceloneta Municipio 38
- Añasco Municipio 79
- Barranquitas Municipio 31
- Aibonito Municipio 129
- Bayamón Municipio 117
Cite this page
“Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/puerto-rico/arroyo-municipio/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.