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Sabana Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history spans 20 recorded events between 2011 and 2025. The dominant hazard is flash flood, accounting for 30.0% of all recorded events. It ranks #3,151 nationally and #58 in Puerto Rico.
20
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$36K
Property damage
The record
What the Sabana Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Sabana Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history averages 1.4 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2020s, with 16 events logged in that decade alone.
The costliest is flash flood, with $13K 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 Sabana Grande Municipio
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 6 | 0 | $13K | 0 | 2012–2025 |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | $7K | 0 | 2011–2025 |
| Debris Flow | 5 | 0 | $12K | 0 | 2024–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 3 | 0 | $4K | 35 | 2025–2025 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2016–2016 |
Decade by decade
Sabana Grande 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 landslide was reported on Road PR-369 at kilometer 1.4 in Barrio Cerro Gordo, Sabana Grande. The slide occurred near a local basketball court and close to the intersection with Los Rosados Way. Although debris was present, the road was not reported as impassable.
The Municipal Office of Emergency Management (OMME) in Sabana Grande reported that a fallen tree blocked the roadway near kilometer 7.2 of PR-368 in Barrio Sus��a. As a result, the road was impassable until the obstruction was cleared.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Insufficient Data
FEMA NRI risk rating
22,407
Population (ACS)
$101K
Median home value
28
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2024 | Severe Storm | TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO | EM |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES | DR |
| 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 Sabana Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico?
20 events are on record between 2011 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $36K in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Sabana Grande Municipio?
Flash Flood, with 6 recorded events — 30.0% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Sabana Grande Municipio?
28 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Sabana Grande Municipio, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Sabana Grande Municipio compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Sabana Grande Municipio as insufficient data risk, placing it in the 0 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Sabana Grande 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
- Río Grande Municipio 53
- Salinas Municipio 50
- Rincón Municipio 10
- San Germán Municipio 33
- Quebradillas Municipio 8
- San Juan Municipio 505
Cite this page
“Sabana Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/puerto-rico/sabana-grande-municipio/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.