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'San Criollo'
First storm to hit Puerto Rico in the 20th Century. The center of the storm moved over the southwest tip of Puerto Rico in a northwesterly direction with estimated sustained winds of 70 mph in the early morning of July 7th 1. The storm was mostly experienced in the southwest area of the island and produced rains of 5 to 6 inches in 72 hours in Barranquitas, Caguas and Humacao. The wind report of San Juan was of 52 mph and a pressure of 29.60 in/hg (1002 mb). -
San Vicente
The center of this tropical storm moved over the north coast of Puerto Rico in a westerly direction with estimated sustained winds of 60 mph during the night of September 11th and early morning of September 12th 1. The wind report from San Juan was of 52 mph and a pressure of 29.89 (1012 mb). The storm affected all the crops in Puerto Rico, specially the citrus. -
San Zacarias
The eye of this hurricane passed around 20 miles south of the south coast of Puerto Rico in a westerly direction with sustained winds estimated in 100 mph 1. Strong gusts were reported in the northeast side of the island and in San Juan winds reached 72 mph with a pressure of 29.66 in/hg (1004 mb). The rest of the island apparently did not report very much activity. The rare thing with this hurricane is that the worst conditions were experienced in the northeast side of the island with the storm -
San Triburcio
The storm passed around 100 miles south of Puerto Rico in a westerly direction with winds estimated in 100 mph near the center. Two people were drowned in the sea in Cabo Rojo, the storm caused mountainous seas in the south coast. Also the agriculture was affected with crops damaged. The minimal pressure in San Juan was of 29.77 in/hg (1008 mb) and winds of 62 mph. The strongest winds were experienced in the Central Mountain Range and the south. -
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San Pedro
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San Pedro
This hurricane passed well south of Puerto Rico in a west-northwesterly direction as a category one storm, then it moved in a northerly direction over eastern Hispaniola re-curving into the open Atlantic passing close to Bermuda. Cabo Rojo, PR had winds of 60 mph and a pressure of 29.68 in/hg (1005 mb) and Ponce reported a pressure of 29.70 in/hg (1006 mb). The winds measured in San Juan were of 44 mph with a pressure of 29.82 in/hg (1010 mb). The main effect of the storm was heavy surf in the s -
San Liborio
The storm entered the Caribbean Sea by Martinique and strengthening as it moved in a general west-northwest heading until making landfall in the southwest of Puerto Rico with estimated sustained winds of 80 mph the night of July 23rd. The winds in San Juan were measured of 66 mph and a pressure of 29.62 in/hg (1003 mb). The hurricane killed 25 people and damage estimates are of $5,000,000 dollars. Many houses were destroyed around the island. -
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San Felipe ll
This is considered one of the most intense hurricanes in the history of the Antilles and the strongest in Puerto Rico's history. This infamous hurricane developed in the area of the Cape Verde Islands reported in September 6th. Moving generally in a westerly direction for the next few days, the storm strengthened into hurricane intensity and further increasing its force passed over the island of Guadeloupe the afternoon of September 12th with sustained winds estimated to be near 125 mph (110 kts -
San Ciprian
The eye of the hurricane made landfall in Eastern Puerto Rico around 10 PM AST September 26th and crossing the island during the next 7 hours until exiting Puerto Rico near Mayaguez at 5 AM AST September 27th. Winds at time of landfall in Puerto Rico are estimated to be of sustained 120 mph or category 3 intensity. There is a pressure report from two ships in Ensenada Honda, Ceiba (landfall point of the hurricane) which measured 27.70 in/hg (938 millibars) and 28.00 in/hg (948 millibars). -
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San Calixto
This hurricane passed far south of Puerto Rico in a westerly direction, then suddenly the storm turned in a northward direction passing 70 miles west of Puerto Rico and near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic as a category 1 hurricane (90 mph). The storm ended in Nova Scotia. Winds of 60 mph were reported in the west of Puerto Rico, this caused damage to houses from Cabo Rojo to Aguadilla. Rains of 12 to 18 inches caused flooding in the rest of the island. -
San Mateo
Short-lived hurricane that passed some 40-60 nm south of Puerto Rico with winds estimated of 80 mph near the center. In Saint Croix the damage was strong but the effects in Puerto Rico were relatively minor, mainly in the south and southwest side. In Ramey AFB, Aguadilla winds of 64 mph were measured and in San Juan the winds reached 38 mph. Almost all of the rivers flooded. -
Betsy (Santa Clara)
The hurricane continued moving straight to Puerto Rico making landfall in the southeast of the island by the town of Patillas at 8 AM AST August 12th. The intensity of the hurricane at this time was estimated to be at 90 mph and the storm was moving at a fast forward speed of 21 mph with an eye of 14 nm in diameter. In only 3 hours the eye of the hurricane crossed Puerto Rico leaving the island by Arecibo (north coast) at 11 AM AST August 12th. -
Dona (San Lorenzo)
Donna continued in a west-northwest track passing close to the north of the Virgin Islands, 36 nm north of St. Thomas and 70 nm northeast of Fajardo, Puerto Rico the afternoon of September 5th with winds estimated to be at 125-130 mph near the center. The hurricane then moved in a more westward track across the Bahamas blasting the island as a category 4 storm estimated to have winds of 150 mph at that time. -
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Dona (San Lorenzo)
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Faith
Hurricane Faith developed east of the Lesser Antilles in August 21st and moving in a general westward direction and intensifying until becoming a hurricane. Faith passed around 90 nm north of San Juan moving west-northwest with winds of 85 mph near the center. Wind reports in San Juan were of 45 mph and minimal damage. The hurricane caused high seas in the north coast. -
tropical storm Claudette
Claudette was a weak tropical storm that passed over the north coast of Puerto Rico in a westward direction. Apparently the storm weakened to tropical depression strength just before landfall. Claudette never got very much strength and ended making landfall near Corpus Christy, Texas in July 24th. The winds were estimated to be around 50 mph, apparently the storm brought a lot of rain to the area because damage estimates are of $609 million dollars. Damage in Puerto Rico was minimal. -
Tropical Storm Klaus
Second storm in Puerto Rico's history in the month of November and is often remembered by the fact that it hit the island in the election's day of 1984. The system developed south of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea in November 5th, moving northeastward and strengthening to tropical storm intensity the center of the storm passed just east extreme Eastern Puerto Rico during the night of the 7th. The storm's intensity was of around 50 to 60 mph. -
Hurricane Luis
Hurricane Luis was a powerful category 4 hurricane that originated in the far Eastern Atlantic Ocean and blasted the Northern Leeward Islands with winds of up to 135 mph bringing tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico. -
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hurricane Debby
Debby developed from a strong tropical wave that emerged off the coast of Africa and was classified as a tropical depression the afternoon of August 19th, Debby was named later in the 20th and despite vertical shear the storm continued to intensify becoming a hurricane with a peak intensity of 75 kts (85 mph) early in the 21st. The strong upper-level winds made the storm weaken slowly but steadily as it moved over the the British Virgin Islands and 30 nm northeast of Puerto Rico. -
Tropical Storm Jeanne
Tropical Storm Jeanne developed from a rather weak tropical wave that crossed the Atlantic Ocean and organized quite rapidly just east of the Leeward Islands. The first advisory was issued by the National Hurricane Center during the day of the 13th and a tropical storm had formed in the 14th as the system Jeanne found favorable upper-level winds and continued to strengthen becoming nearly a hurricane when landfall occurred at around midday AST in the 15th near Maunabo, Puerto Rico . -
hurricane Earl
Hurricane Earl emerged from the African coast as a tropical disturbance on Aug 22nd. Hurricane Earl became a major hurricane as a Category 4 hurricane while it has its closest point (about 60 miles) to the northeast of St. Thomas on the 30th. Later that night, Earl's center passed 95 miles northeast of San Juan. -
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hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene was a quite large and impressive tropical wave during most of its journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Irene made landfall as a tropical storm after midnight on Aug 22nd near Punta Santiago, PR, intensifying over land and became a hurricane over northern Puerto Rico around 5 am Monday, before exiting into the Atlantic later that morning. Irene's most significant impact was the heavy rainfall. -
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hurricane isaac
Hurricane Isaac left Africa as a strong tropical wave and developed into a tropical depression on Aug 21st and into a tropical storm later that day. Its center passed south of St. Croix and Puerto Rico on Aug 23rd, causing strong gusty winds that day and the day after. The heavy rain occurred once Isaac had moved southwest of Puerto Rico, being the outer bands that left accumulations of 2-4 inches island-wide across sectors of eastern and southern Puerto Rico. Damage was relatively minor. -
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