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Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history spans 133 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The dominant hazard is flash flood, accounting for 42.9% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,769 nationally and #7 in Puerto Rico.
133
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$752.8M
Property damage
The record
What the Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history averages 4.6 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2020s, with 54 events logged in that decade alone.
The costliest is flash flood, with $752.7M in reported property damage. In total, 8 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Caguas Municipio
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 57 | 0 | $752.7M | 0 | 1997–2025 |
| Flood | 38 | 0 | $36K | 0 | 1997–2025 |
| Heavy Rain | 16 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1996–2024 |
| Debris Flow | 9 | 0 | $7K | 0 | 2020–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 7 | 0 | $18K | 35 | 2014–2025 |
| Waterspout | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1996–1996 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1996–1996 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $20K | 0 | 2025–2025 |
Decade by decade
Caguas 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
Civil Defense reported that highway 31 was reported impassable near Naguabo. A house in the Maizales sector of Naguabo was flooded when a nearby creek went out of its banks. Rivers Rio Blanco and Rio Santiago were reported swollen.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Insufficient Data
FEMA NRI risk rating
125,586
Population (ACS)
$151K
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 |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Caguas 401
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico?
133 events are on record between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $752.8M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Caguas Municipio?
Flash Flood, with 57 recorded events — 42.9% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Caguas Municipio?
26 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Caguas Municipio, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Caguas Municipio compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Caguas Municipio as insufficient data risk, placing it in the 0 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Caguas 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
- Cabo Rojo Municipio 51
- Camuy Municipio 27
- Bayamón Municipio 117
- Canóvanas Municipio 51
- Barranquitas Municipio 31
- Carolina Municipio 132
Cite this page
“Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/puerto-rico/caguas-municipio/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.