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Galveston hurricane
The 1900 Atlantic hurricane season featured seven known tropical cyclones,it produced a devastating storm surge in the Galveston area, with nearly destroyed the city and caused at least 8,000 fatalities. Nicknamed the "Galveston -
San Cirilio tropical storm
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). -
Hurricane Betsy
Damage made by hurricane betsy in Puerto Rico was bad in the southeast, central and northern areas of the island, the hurricane did not impact very much the southwest side. A total of 16 peopled died in the storm and 15,000 houses were destroyed. Damage estimates are of $40,000,000 dollars. This is the first hurricane that was tracked in radar as it crossed Puerto Rico -
Hurricane Donna
Hurricane Donna is one of the infamous Atlantic hurricanes due to the path of destruction the storm left from the Caribbean trough the Bahamas, Florida and the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. In Puerto Rico the effects of Donna were associated with deadly flashfloods which killed over 100 people when the storm passed 70 nm northeast of the island. Donna originated from a tropical wave which became a tropical depression south of the Cape Verde Islands on August 29th. Moving in a classic Ca -
Tropical Storm Frances
Tropical storm Frances developed just east of the Lesser Antilles in September 30th passing just southwest of Puerto Rico in the night of October 2nd and morning of October 3rd. Heavy rains were reported in the southwest of the island and winds of 35 mph reported. The storm was estimated to have winds of 60 mph at closest point of approach. Frances the strengthened to hurricane intensity re-curving into the Atlantic and dissipating in October 10th. No deaths associated to the storm in Puerto Ric -
Hurricane Edith
This hurricane formed just east of the Lesser Antilles on September 23rd and intensifying until passing Near St. Lucia as a category 2 intensity hurricane. After weakening the hurricane passed around 20 miles southwest of Puerto Rico with winds of 75 mph night of September 26th. Edith then hit the Dominican Republic and dissipated over the Bahamas in September 29th. The hurricane caused some damage to bridges and crops in the south of Puerto Rico. -
Hurricane Cleo
Hurricane Cleo formed east of the Lesser Antilles moving in a westward track in August 20th. During the next few days the storm strengthened until reaching hurricane intensity and blasting Guadeloupe with winds of 130-135 mph sustained on August 22nd. After that, Cleo continued in a westward track passing 100 nm south of Puerto Rico with winds of 155 mph causing minor damage and with winds of 52 mph reported in Punta Tuna, Maunabo. The hurricane passed just south of Barahona, Dominican Republic -
Hurricane 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. After that, the hurricane re-curved after reaching the peak intensity of 125mph. -
Hurricane Inez
Inez was a powerful hurricane that passed around 70 nm south of Puerto Rico in September 28th. The winds at that time were estimated to be of 150 mph sustained near the center. Inez developed east of the Antilles in September 21st and moved towards the islands until reaching Guadeloupe in September 27th, the storm was estimated to have winds of 125 mph when it hit the island. Inez continued to strengthen as it moved south of Puerto Rico and over Southern Hispaniola. -
Hurricane Beulah
Powerful category 4 hurricane that passed some 40 miles to the southwest of Puerto Rico with winds estimated of 145 mph near the center. Beulah formed east of the Antilles in September 5th and moved over the St. Lucia area as a tropical storm, then the storm rapidly strengthened to hurricane intensity and reaching major hurricane status south of Puerto Rico. The hurricane made a sharp turn to the left passing just south of Hispaniola and weakening fast, then the hurricane hit Yucatan as a catego -
Tropical Storm Eloise
Eloise passed 30 to 40 nm north of Puerto Rico as a tropical storm moving in a westward direction. Eloise became a tropical depression in September 13th and maintaining that strength as it moved over the extreme Northern Leeward Islands. When it passed north of Puerto Rico the system reached tropical storm status and it was estimated to have winds of 50 mph as it moved north of the island. Then the storm briefly reached hurricane intensity making landfall in the Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic -
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. -
Hurricane David
David is one of the worst hurricanes to hit the Caribbean in the 20th Century. When the hurricane passed south of Puerto Rico, hurricane conditions were experienced in the southeast, south and southwest areas of the island with estimated sustained winds of 75-85 mph. The rest of the island experienced tropical storm winds gusting to hurricane force at times. The seas became extremely violent in the south coast of the island and flooding was severe all across the island, specially in the north co -
Tropical Storm Frederick
Only 5 days after David, tropical storm Frederick passed directly over Puerto Rico. Frederick developed east of the Antilles on August 29th following the track of David. Becoming a hurricane east of the Leeward Islands, Frederick found some strong upper-level wind shear due to the outflow of hurricane David. The weak storm crossed Puerto Rico from east to west with winds of 50 mph and a pressure of 1004 millibars. After passing over Puerto Rico, Frederick affected the Dominican Republic, Haiti -
Tropical Storm Gert
The center of this fast moving tropical storm moved through Puerto Rico from the southeast to the north-central coast of the island in a period of less than three hours. The storm's intensity was of sustained 60 mph at time of landfall. In San Juan the wind report was of 40 mph with a pressure of 29.66 in/hg or 1004 millibars. Rainfall amounts of 2-3 inches were reported. The strongest winds in Puerto Rico were reported at Fajardo with sustained 50 mph and a gust to 60 mph. Damage 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 but the area of strongest winds remained offshore . -
Hurricane Luis
The biggest effect of hurricane Luis in Puerto Rico was the chaos that put in test the capability of the government and the people for preparing for a major hurricane. Luis was the first big threat of a major storm in Puerto Rico since hurricane Hugo in 1989 and was a preamble for what the island experienced three years later with hurricane Georges. Otherwise, heavy surf caused erosion in the north coast and some trees down and moderate river flooding where the results of the passage of the stor -
Hurricane Marilyn
The damage in the main island of Puerto Rico was minimal again but Vieques and Culebra did not escape the core of the hurricane. Damage in Vieques was moderate with some houses that lost their roofs, power lines down and lots of tree damage. Culebra had much severe damage as the eyewall blasted through there with many of the homes affected there, trees and power and water services severely damage and with damage estimates comparatively close to those of hurricane Hugo there in 1989. Marilyn was -
Hurricane Bertha
Hurricane Bertha was an unusually early call for the people in Puerto Rico and the rest of the region as it passed just northeast of the island during the afternoon of July 8th. Bertha developed from a tropical wave that emerged off the west coast of Africa and the first advisory on TD #2 was issued the night of the 4th. Bertha was named during the 5th as it moved generally west-northwestward towards the Caribbean. Bertha became a hurricane just before quickly passing through the Northern Leewar -
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.In Puerto Rico, one man was swept away by a swollen river because of the hurricane sandy.At least 286 people were killed along the path of the storm in seven countries.[5] The severe and widespread damage the storm caused in the United States, as well as its unusual merge with a frontal system, resulted in the nicknaming of the hurricane by the media and several organizations of the U.S. govern
