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Hurricanes & Tropical Storms in Puerto Rico

  • Hurricane San Felipe

    Hurricane San Felipe
    Crossed the island from southeast to northwest with winds over 160mph. It was category 5 and caused 300 deaths.
  • Hurricane San Ciprian

    Hurricane San Ciprian
    With winds estimated near 120 miles, category 3. Entered the island through Ceiba on September 26 leaving Puerto Rico the next day; September 27. Remained on the island for seven hours causing 255 deaths.
  • Hurricane Santa Clara

    Hurricane Santa Clara
    Entered through Patillas and left through Arecibo, from August 11 to August 12,1956. Counted 200 deads and the winds were 92mph, by this reason it's clasified category 1.
  • Hurricane Inez

    Hurricane Inez
    With winds of 150mph and category 4, Inez left many damages in so many places, mostly in Guadaloupe.
  • Hurricane Eloise

    Hurricane Eloise
    Hurricane Eloise was the most destructive tropical cyclone of the 1975 Atlantic hurricane season. It was category 3 and had winds of 125mph.
  • Hurricane David

    Hurricane David
    With winds of 175mph and category 5, David left more than 2,068 deaths.
  • Hurricane Frederic

    Hurricane Frederic
    Hurricane Frederic was the sixth tropical cyclone, third hurricane and second major hurricane of the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season. Had winds of 135mph and it was category 4.
  • Hurricane Klaus

    Hurricane Klaus
    Hurricane Klaus was a North Atlantic hurricane that hit Puerto Rico the Leeward Islands from the west in November of the 1984 Atlantic hurricane season. (In the hurricane's information, doesn't show what category was)
  • Hurricane Gilbert

    Hurricane Gilbert
    Hurricane Gilbert was one of the most intense tropical cyclones, devastating and deadly recorded in the Atlantic during the twentieth century and it was category 5.
  • Hurricane Hugo

    Hurricane Hugo
    This hurricane of 140mph, category 4, affected greatly Vieques and Culebras, and half east of Puerto Rico. Only one person died in Culebras because he didn't want to leave his sailboat.
  • Tropical Storm Chantal

    Tropical Storm Chantal
    Originated from a tropical wave that moved from the coast of Africa on July 5. The depression quickly strengthened into Tropical Storm Chantal. Had winds of 110km/hr and lasted 10 days.
  • Hurricane Luis

    Hurricane Luis
    Luis had winds of 140mph and was category 4.
  • Hurricane Marilyn

    Hurricane Marilyn
    This category 3 hurricane passed through Virgin Islands, near Culebras. The torrential rains caused many rivers to get out of their channel. The most severe effects of this hurricane were felt in St.Thomas.
  • Tropical Storm Sebastien

    Tropical Storm Sebastien
    Tropical Storm Sebastien was formed on October 21 to 645 kilometers east of Barbados, but weakened to a tropical depression before approaching the Virgin Islands of the United States in the Northeast.The remains of Sebastien caused up to 102 mm of rain in Puerto Rico.
  • Hurricane Bertha

    Hurricane Bertha
    Hurricane Bertha was an intense and early-forming major hurricane, category 1 that affected areas from the Leeward Islands to the United States in July of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season.
  • Hurricane Hortense

    Hurricane Hortense
    With 140mph, this category 4 hurricane, that crossed the island from Guayanilla to Mayaguez, left mora than 18 deaths.
  • Hurricane Georges

    Hurricane Georges
    This hurricane crossed the island from east to west, affecting all Puerto Rico. With winds of 115mph this category 3 hurricane, did not caused deaths.
  • Hurricane Claudette

    Hurricane Claudette
    Hurricane Claudette was the third tropical storm and first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricanes of 2003. It was category 1 and had winds of 150km/h.
  • Tropical Storm Jeanne

    Tropical Storm Jeanne
    With winds of 195km/h and category 3, this tropical storm entered through Yabucoa and left 2 deaths. After passing through Puerto Rico became an hurricane near Dominican Republic.
  • Tropical Storm Dean

    Tropical Storm Dean
    Dean was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season'. The winds were 175mph and was category 5.