Puerto Rico tornadoes

Checking live National Weather Service warnings for Puerto Rico...

33 confirmed tornadoes since 1950. Most recent: May 2, 2024, EF0. 2026 so far: 0 preliminary reports preliminary

Find my county

Counties with the most tornadoes

County	Tornadoes since 1950	Per 1,000 sq mi
Añasco Municipio	4	102
Aguada Municipio	2	65
Aguadilla Municipio	2	55
Arecibo Municipio	2	16
Mayagüez Municipio	2	26
Aibonito Municipio	1	32
Bayamón Municipio	1	23
Ceiba Municipio	1	34
Guaynabo Municipio	1	36
Humacao Municipio	1	22
Lajas Municipio	1	17
Lares Municipio	1	16
Las Piedras Municipio	1	30
Manatí Municipio	1	22
Moca Municipio	1	20

When tornadoes hit here

By month

August is the peak month, with 6 of 33 tornadoes.

By time of day

Most often around 12:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0

EF1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

Notable tornadoes

Longest path

2 miles, F1

August 30, 1974

Most recent tornadoes

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 2, 2024	EF0	0.48 mi	4 yd	0
Aug 9, 2023	EF0	0.25 mi	15 yd	0
Jul 16, 2023	EF1	1.5 mi	70 yd	0
Mar 16, 2023	EF0	0.25 mi	7 yd	0
May 1, 2022	EF1	0.35 mi	176 yd	0
Sep 30, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	5 yd	0
Jul 27, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	1 yd	0
Mar 26, 2017	EF0	0.43 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 18, 2016	EF0	0.62 mi	1,091 yd	0
Oct 1, 2013	EF0	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 13, 2012	EF0	0.02 mi	35 yd	0
Aug 7, 2011	EF0	0.8 mi	80 yd	0
Aug 25, 2009	EF0	0.04 mi	1 yd	0
Aug 6, 2007	EF0	1.28 mi	2 yd	0
Jun 15, 2006	F0	0.5 mi	3 yd	0
Jun 22, 2005	F0	0.5 mi	5 yd	0
Oct 16, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	n/a	0
Oct 4, 2002	F0	0.5 mi	15 yd	0
Jun 3, 2001	F0	0.5 mi	15 yd	0
Aug 25, 2000	F0	1 mi	10 yd	0
Feb 23, 2000	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 8, 1999	F0	0.1 mi	n/a	0
Sep 6, 1999	F0	0.2 mi	n/a	0
Jul 20, 1999	F0	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Jul 8, 1996	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 1, 1995	F0	n/a	10 yd	0
Aug 30, 1974	F1	2 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 28, 1972	F0	0.1 mi	13 yd	0
Oct 7, 1969	F0	1 mi	13 yd	0
May 5, 1969	F1	1.5 mi	10 yd	1
Sep 23, 1965	F0	1 mi	13 yd	0
Jun 7, 1962	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 28, 1959	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0

Every Puerto Rico county

Coming soon

Free tornado alerts for Puerto Rico

We are building free email alerts for tornado warnings. Join the waiting list and we will email you once when they are ready. Until then, please rely on the National Weather Service and your phone's emergency alerts.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A tornado that crossed a state line counts in each state it touched.