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Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history spans 55 recorded events between 2009 and 2025. The dominant hazard is flash flood, accounting for 41.8% of all recorded events. It ranks #3,029 nationally and #21 in Puerto Rico.
55
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$177K
Property damage
The record
What the Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico severe weather history averages 3.4 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2020s, with 35 events logged in that decade alone.
The costliest is flash flood, with $122K 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 Vega Baja Municipio
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 23 | 0 | $122K | 0 | 2010–2025 |
| Flood | 17 | 0 | $25K | 0 | 2009–2025 |
| Heavy Rain | 8 | 0 | $500 | 0 | 2009–2021 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 4 | 0 | $27K | 43 | 2012–2025 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2023–2023 |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | $3K | 0 | 2024–2024 |
Decade by decade
Vega Baja 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
53,892
Population (ACS)
$123K
Median home value
28
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 |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Flood | SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES | DR |
| Aug 22, 2020 | Hurricane | TROPICAL STORM LAURA | EM |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Hurricane | POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE NINE | EM |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Vega Baja 197
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico?
55 events are on record between 2009 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $177K in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Vega Baja Municipio?
Flash Flood, with 23 recorded events — 41.8% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Vega Baja Municipio?
28 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Vega Baja Municipio, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Vega Baja Municipio compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Vega Baja Municipio as insufficient data risk, placing it in the 0 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Vega Baja 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
- Vega Alta Municipio 100
- Vieques Municipio 3
- Utuado Municipio 85
- Villalba Municipio 10
- Trujillo Alto Municipio 32
- Yabucoa Municipio 44
Cite this page
“Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/puerto-rico/vega-baja-municipio/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.