San Juan,Puerto Rico's history with tropical systems
Current weather


(br)=brush (ts)=Tropical Storm (bd)=Back Door,meaning coming from over land from opposite coast.Not all names are noted,also storms before 1950 were not named.Not every stat on every storm description is given.(since 1871)

Years within 60 miles
1876,1879br,1891,1891br,1891tsbr,1893,1898ts,1899,1901tsbr,1901ts,1903ts,1916,1916br,
1924tsbr,1928,1931br,1931ts,1932,1933tsbr,1938,1942ts,1949tsbr,1956,1960br,1975tsbr,1979-2ts
1981ts,1989br,1995br,1996br,1998,2000br,2001tsbr,2004ts,2007subts
36 times in 137yrs end of 2007

Names from list above
Betsy,Donna,Eloise,Claudette,Frederic,Gert,Hugo,Marilyn,Hortense,Georges,Debby,Dean, Jeanne,,Olga

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 3.80 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(8h)once every 17.12 years

Statistically when this area should be affected next
affected in 2007
This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be affected by that year

Last affected by
2007,December 11th Subtropical storm Olga passes over while developing with 45mph winds. Almost 12 inches in a couple of places, San Juan broke it's one day rain record. Approximately 20 principal roads blocked due to water and fallen trees. A rockslide killed one driver this dawn. Last count, almost 20 rivers and tributaries had overflown their banks. .

This areas hurricane past
1876 sept 13th a significant hurricane hits from the east reports of 19 killed but historians suspect the spanish government withheld death toll & damage info.
1891 aug 20th 90mph hundreds killed
1899 A severe hurricane comes in from the ESE on Aug 8th. Winds at approach on SE Puerto Rico were est at 140mph. 3,369 deaths reported in Puerto Rico.Closest approach of eye to San Juan was approx 28 miles.
1916 Aug 22nd,press 29.44 92mph for 10 min Area of destruction was probably 45 or 50 miles wide and time or passing about two and a quarter hours
1928 sept 13th 135mph recorded for 5 min press 27.50 top gust 165mph 312 killed in puerto rico.Hotel palace & union club roofs blown off thousands of homes flattened. US president asking for help | Newspaper Article
1932 press 27.70 east of san juan gusts to 120mph 255 killed.75,000 homes destroyed Newspaper article
1960 Hurricane Donna not considered a direct hit passed 75 miles to the north causing heavy flooding & deaths in Puerto rico.more here
1989 Hurricane Hugo Passes just NE of San Juan with the core passing over Culebra causing extensive damage.
1996 hurricane Hortense sept 10th 80mph winds well to the south press 29.23 causes very heavy rain 20 inches kills 19 in P.R brushes 60 miles to the S.W san juan gusts to 70mph
1998 hurricane Georges 115mph over entire island just south of san juan causes 2 bill dollars damage killing 12,heavier damage was to the east of here.In Puerto rico over 28,000 homes destroyed & 72,000 damaged

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