Hurricanes that hit Quebradillas Municipio, Puerto Rico: hurricane history

26 storms have passed within 50 km of Quebradillas Municipio from 1852 to 2017, coloured by intensity on the map.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Quebradillas Municipio

The record holds 26 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Quebradillas Municipio, Puerto Rico between 1852 and 2017. The busiest month is September, with 15 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 1 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

  • 26storms within 50 km
  • 5major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 15at category 1 strength or more

A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.

How strong were the storms near Quebradillas Municipio?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression14%
Tropical storm935%
Category 1519%
Category 2519%
Category 328%
Category 428%
Category 514%
Unknown intensity14%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

Quebradillas Municipio storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 3 in 1890s.1850s11860s11870s21890s31900s11910s21920s11930s21950s31970s21980s11990s22000s32010s2

The 2010s only run to 2017, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1852, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

Show the numbers
PeriodCount
1850s1
1860s1
1870s2
1890s3
1900s1
1910s2
1920s1
1930s2
1950s3
1970s2
1980s1
1990s2
2000s3
2010s2

Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 15 in Sep.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun0Jul1Aug7Sep15Oct2Nov0Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul1
Aug7
Sep15
Oct2
Nov0
Dec1

Strongest storms near Quebradillas Municipio

  • Unnamed storm of September 1928 (North Atlantic)6 September 1928 to 21 September 1928, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 929 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of August 1899 (North Atlantic)3 August 1899 to 4 September 1899, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 930 hPa
  • Maria (2017)16 September 2017 to 2 October 2017, Category 4 (115 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 909 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of August 1893 (North Atlantic)13 August 1893 to 25 August 1893, peak Category 3 (105 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of September 1932 (North Atlantic)25 September 1932 to 2 October 1932, Category 3 (100 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 943 hPa

Most recent storms near Quebradillas Municipio

  • Maria (2017)16 September 2017 to 2 October 2017, Category 4 (115 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 909 hPa
  • Irene (2011)21 August 2011 to 30 August 2011, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 942 hPa
  • Fay (2008)15 August 2008 to 28 August 2008, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 986 hPa

Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.

A storm that came near several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

Notable storms near Quebradillas Municipio

  • Georges (1998)15 September 1998 to 1 October 1998, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 937 hPa
  • Hortense (1996)3 September 1996 to 16 September 1996, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 935 hPa
  • Betsy (1956)9 August 1956 to 21 August 1956, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 954 hPa
  • Irene (2011)21 August 2011 to 30 August 2011, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 942 hPa

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