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Tropical Storm-San Cirilo
-First storm to hit Puerto Rico in the 20th Century.
-Winds of 70 mph
-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). -
Tropical Storm-San Vicente
-Winds of 60 mph
-The center of this tropical storm moved over the north coast of Puerto Rico in a westerly direction.
-The storm affected all the crops in Puerto Rico, specially the citrus. -
Hurricane-San Hipólito
-Category 1 hurricane with winds around 90mph. -The most affected areas were in the east and nothern part, specially Santurce.
-The dameges were estimated at 1million dollars. -
Hurricane-San Felipe
-It land on Puerto Rico as a 5 category hurricane.
-Winds of 160mph.
-Almost all buildings were destroyed.
-The damage to the sugar industry were sustantial.
-The coffee harvest was almost completely lost.
-About 300 people died. -
Hurricane-San Nicolas
-Category 1 hurricane with winds of aprox. 90mph.
-Two people were killed.
-The damage was restricted to trees, windows, power lines and roofing. -
Hurricane-San Ciprian
-A category 3 hurricane of 120mph.
-Damage roads and power lines.
-Heavy rain that caused significant flooding that left many homes and buildings under 1.5feet of water.
-It stay 7 hours in P.R. with aprox. 255 deaths -
Tropical Storm-San Calixto ll
-Category 1 with winds of 90mph.
-Reported winds around 60mph in west P.R.
-There was damage to residences Cabo Rojo to Aguadilla
-Rains of 12 to 18 inches caused flooding in the rest of the island.
-No deaths were reported,for first time the Reconnaissance Aircrafts to study the cyclone. -
Hurricane-Santa Clara (Betsy)
-Category 1 hurricane with winds of 92mph.
-Over 1285 buildings were destoyed.
-There was a complete loss to the bananas crop in Jayuya.
-Tha haviest damage was in Yabucoa near where Betsy ashore, due to a slight oscillation of the eye. -
Tropical Storm-Eloise (Eloisa)
-Winds of 125mph
-The damage was caused by very heavy rainfall and extensive flooding around the island.
-Great inundations in the south-east and center area of P.R.
-44 people died.
-Rainfall data indicate that the record of 23 inches of rain in 24 hours by hurricane "San Ciriaco" in 1899 may have been exceeded but the information cannot be confirmed. -
Tropical Storm-Claudette
-Highest winds were about 60mph (95km/h)
-Claudette was a weak tropical storm that passed over the north coast of Puerto Rico in a westward direction.
-Poduced heavy rains over portions of Puerto Rico.
-Damage was minimal. -
Hurricane-David
-Category 4 hurricane as it blasted through the islands of Martinique and Dominica with sustained winds of 145 mph.
-Even so David was 90 milles south(Ponce) & 70 miles south(Cabo Rojo) Puerto Rico suffered strong winds of 175 mph.
-A lot of people took refuge.
-About more than 800 homes were destroyed
-$ 55,000,000 million in losses in the equipment and agricultural production
-If this hurricane had reach Puerto Rico it would had been the biggest disaster in the island history. -
Tropical Storm-Frederick
-The weak storm crossed Puerto Rico from east to west with winds of 50 mph and a pressure of 1004 millibars.
-Pass few days after David.
- In Puerto Rico the damage was caused by flooding and damage estimates cannot be separated between David and Frederick, and are a total of $125 million dollars. -
Tropical Storm-Klaus
-Winds of 28mph
-The maximium amount of rain n 24 hours was around 3 inches.
-There were not severe inundations, only minor coastal inundations.
-No one died. -
Hurricane-Hugo
-A category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph.
-Severe damages were caused.
-Over 90-100,000 people take refuge, in which 13,000 people were left homeless.
-The banana and coffee crops were almost completelty destroyed.
-Heavy rains caused severe flooding in the vicinity of San Juan.
-Severeal roads and bridges were washed away. -
Tropical Storms-Cindy
-Winds reached 35 mph
-Maximum of 5.54 in (141 mm) of rain fell near Río Cerrillos in Ponce.
-The rainfall caused scattered street flooding and filled rivers, affecting hundreds of residents. -
Hurricane-Marilyn
-Category 2 hurricane with 110mph winds.
-Cause collapses and flooding in P.R.
-Vieques and Culebra were the most affected areas; the damages were severe.
-about 120 homeswere destroyed and 829 were damaged. -
Hurricane-Hortensia
-Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds.
-The damage were more caused by the rain.
-It only destroyed two homes and ripped the roofs of about 50 homes. -
Hurricane-Georges
-Category 3 hurricane with 115mph winds.
-This left tens of thousands homeless.
-High winds downed nearly half of the island's electric and telephone lines, leaving 96% of the population powerless.
- Lack of electricity greatly damaged the water system, resulting in the loss of water and sewer service for 75% of the island.
-Georges's deluge of rainfall caused significant damage to the agricultural industry. -
Tropical Storm-Dean
-The hightest winds were around 165mph.
-There was an estimated $2 million in damage due to flooding in Puerto Rico. -
Tropical Storm- Jeanne
-Winds reached 72 mph (117 km/h)
-The rainfall left most of the island without power or water.
-Severe flooding along many rivers of Puerto Rico,forcing 3,629 people to evacuate their houses in flood zones.
-Damaged schools, houses, businesses.
-The combination of fallen trees, landslides, and debris closed 302 roads and left many bridges damaged.
