Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico

Municipio storm and disaster record · FIPS 72021 · population 184,904 · 44 sq mi

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 293 records for Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 204 days; the most frequent are floods and flash floods (123 records). 175 of them are forecast-zone records, which the National Weather Service files once per zone: a county covered by several zones receives each one, so a single storm can add several records on the same day. The deadliest single record is the March 10, 2024 rip current, filed for the forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity, which covers the county: 2 deaths and 2 injuries. FEMA has issued 25 declarations naming the county since 1970, 23 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Tropical Storm Ernesto” on August 13, 2024.

The record, 1950 to 2026

Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).

  • recorded, no damage figure
  • under $100,000
  • $100,000 or more
  • $1 million or more
  • $10 million or more, or a death
  • $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
  • a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
  • a year with a death
  • 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
  • 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
Storm records
293on 204 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
Deaths recorded
3619 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars
$914Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
Tornadoes
2strongest F1
FEMA declarations
25latest 2024

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.

What hazards hit Bayamón Municipio most?

The most frequent records are floods and flash floods: 123 since 1997. Census land area gives no figure for Bayamón Municipio under this code, so it carries no per-area rank.

Bayamón Municipio: records by hazard, 1950 to June 30, 2026
HazardRecordsDaysFirst, lastKilledInjuredDamageRank in state
Floods 123 70 1997-2026 1 0 $912M –
Rip currents and high surf 46 45 2003-2026 35 18 $484K –
Landslides and avalanches 44 30 2003-2024 0 1 $46K –
Heat 28 27 2023-2024 0 0 – –
Hurricanes and tropical storms 15 10 1997-2024 0 0 $70K –
Heavy rain 9 6 1997-2015 0 0 $4K –
High wind and dust storms 8 7 2005-2025 0 0 $21K –
Fog, smoke and funnel clouds 8 8 1997-2025 0 0 $500K –
Severe thunderstorm wind 8 8 2015-2025 0 0 $16K –
Tornadoes 2 2 1974-2019 0 0 $1.5M –
Drought 1 1 1997-1997 0 0 – –
Lightning 1 1 2025-2025 0 0 $1K –

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.

How many tornadoes has Bayamón Municipio had?

NOAA records 2 tornadoes in Bayamón Municipio from 1974 to 2019, the strongest rated F1, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded in the county. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.

Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 1 tornado whose track touched Bayamón Municipio since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 2: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 0 people.

Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Puerto Rico.

Every tornado record filed for Bayamón Municipio (2)
Every tornado recorded in Bayamón Municipio, newest first
DatePlaceCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2019-09-30 Bayamon, Bayamón Municipio EF0 0.1 mi x 5 yd 0 0 –
1974-08-30 Bayamón Municipio F1 2 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $250K step

A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.

When was the last damaging storm in Bayamón Municipio?

The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the April 17, 2026 flood ($1,500 in damage in 2025 dollars).

The 12 most recent records kept for Bayamón Municipio
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2026-04-17 FloodBayamon, Bayamón Municipio 0 0 $2K
2026-04-04 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 7 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 0 0 –
2026-04-03 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 7 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 0 0 –
2026-03-18 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 7 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 1 3 –
2026-01-01 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 7 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 1 2 –
2025-12-28 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 7 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 1 2 –
2025-10-26 Thunderstorm WindBayamon, Bayamón Municipio 43 kt wind 0 0 $2K
2025-10-10 LightningBayamon, Bayamón Municipio 0 0 $1K
2025-08-24 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 7 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 0 0 –
2025-08-16 Thunderstorm WindBayamon, Bayamón Municipio 39 kt wind 0 0 $9K
2025-08-10 Flash FloodBayamon, Bayamón Municipio 0 0 $4K
2025-08-10 Flash FloodBayamon, Bayamón Municipio 0 0 $1K

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.

The deadliest and costliest records

Records with deaths or injuries in Bayamón Municipio, most deaths first
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2024-03-10 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 7 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity Two males were swept away by rip currents near Ventana del Mar, behind La Concha Hotel in Condado. According to initial reports, a local resident tried to rescue a tourist who had been pulled away by the currents. They both drowned. The first victim was identified as a 20-year-old male from Washington visiting the ... 2 2 –
2021-11-09 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 6 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity A 43-year-old male and a 46-year-old male swimming along Courtyard by Marriot Hotel in Balneario Carolina drowned in a rip current. 2 0 –
2021-04-16 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 6 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity Two people(uncle/niece) drowned due to rip currents at the beach located behind the Marriott Hotel in the area of Condado in San Juan. 2 0 –
2020-11-08 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 6 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity Female swept by rip current and her partner tried to rescue her and both drowned at La Concha Beach in Condado. The couple were from Georgia. 2 0 –
2004-10-26 High SurfBayamón Municipio and 6 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity Two persons drowned in the Piñones, Vacia Talega Beach overtaken by strong undertow. 2 0 –
2026-03-18 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 7 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity A man drowned after being swept away by rip currents at Condado Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The man lost his life when he entered the water to rescue two of his friends. 1 3 –
2022-11-18 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 6 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity A 15-year-old male drowned when he was swept by a rip current in Isla Verde, near Condominio Condesa del Mar. Two others (under 18 years-old) were rescued. 1 3 –
2026-01-01 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 7 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity A 53-year-old man drowned at Ocean Park Beach after being pulled by a rip current while attempting to assist a family member in the water. 1 2 –
The costliest records in Bayamón Municipio since 1993, damage in 2025 dollars
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
1997-10-13 Flash FloodCayey, Bayamón Municipio 0 0 $919K
2004-05-23 FloodBayamón Municipio and 6 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 0 0 $781K
2001-07-29 Volcanic AshBayamón Municipio and 6 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 0 0 $500K
2025-05-17 FloodBayamon, Bayamón Municipio 0 0 $40K
2007-12-12 Debris FlowBayamón Municipio and 6 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 0 1 $28K
2025-07-20 Flash FloodBayamon, Bayamón Municipio 0 0 $5K
2025-03-13 FloodBayamon, Bayamón Municipio 0 0 $4K
2025-08-10 Flash FloodBayamon, Bayamón Municipio 0 0 $4K

Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $250K, in the dollars of the day) holds: August 30, 1974 (tornado, Bayamón Municipio).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.

Is it getting more frequent?

Records per decade for Bayamón Municipio's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).

Bayamón Municipio: records per decade (the 2020s to June 30, 2026)
Hazard1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020-26
Floods––––3272667
Rip currents and high surf––––010927 z
Landslides and avalanches––––02789
Heat––––00028
Hurricanes and tropical storms––––1383

Rip currents and high surf in the 2020-26: 27 records against 9 in the decade before, 27 of them forecast-zone records. Cells marked z rose mostly through zone records. The local National Weather Service office files these once per forecast zone, so a change in how it draws its zones or splits a storm into records moves this count as much as the weather does; read it beside the Bayamón Municipio days with a record above.

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).

What time of year?

Records by month in Bayamón Municipio. The two busiest months are in violet.

The values, month by month

Jan 17 · Feb 10 · Mar 15 · Apr 23 · May 45 · Jun 26 · Jul 25 · Aug 29 · Sep 36 · Oct 24 · Nov 29 · Dec 14 (records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.

Federal disaster declarations for Bayamón Municipio

FEMA's register lists 25 declarations that include Bayamón Municipio: 14 major disasters, 11 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (14) and severe storm (4).

Declarations including Bayamón Municipio, newest first
DeclaredNumberTypeTitle
2024-08-13EM-3610Severe StormTropical Storm Ernesto
2022-09-21DR-4671HurricaneHurricane Fiona
2022-09-18EM-3583HurricaneTropical Storm Fiona
2020-08-22EM-3537HurricaneTropical Storm Laura
2020-07-29EM-3532HurricanePotential Tropical Cyclone Nine
2020-03-27DR-4493BiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
2020-03-13EM-3452BiologicalCovid-19
2020-01-07EM-3426EarthquakeEarthquakes
2019-08-27EM-3417Severe StormTropical Storm Dorian
2017-09-20DR-4339HurricaneHurricane Maria
2017-09-18EM-3391HurricaneHurricane Maria
2017-09-10DR-4336HurricaneHurricane Irma
2011-08-27DR-4017HurricaneHurricane Irene
2011-08-22EM-3326HurricaneHurricane Irene
2009-10-24EM-3306FireExplosions and Fire
2004-09-17DR-1552Severe StormTropical Storm Jeanne and Resulting Landslides and Mudslides
2001-11-28DR-1396Severe StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides and Landslides
1999-11-17EM-3151HurricaneHurricane Lenny
1998-09-24DR-1247HurricaneHurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98
1996-09-11DR-1136HurricaneHurricane Hortense
1989-09-21DR-842HurricaneHurricane Hugo
1985-10-10DR-746FloodSevere Storms, Flooding & Mudslides
1979-09-02DR-597HurricaneHurricane David
1975-09-19DR-483FloodTropical Storm Elioise
1970-10-12DR-296FloodHeavy Rains & Flooding

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.

How many floods has Bayamón Municipio had?

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 123 flood or flash flood records for Bayamón Municipio from 1997 to 2026, on 70 days, with 1 death. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Bayamón Municipio ranks 485th of 2,942 U.S. counties.

Named storms on Bayamón Municipio's flood and tropical record
StormBeganRecordsDeaths in the county
Hurricane Maria2017-09-2010
Hurricane Irma2017-09-0610

The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $3.5 million on 522 claims filed in Bayamón Municipio; the most in one year was 137 in 1996. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.

The values, year by year

1979: 21 · 1980: 8 · 1981: 30 · 1982: 36 · 1983: 57 · 1984: 2 · 1985: 18 · 1986: 25 · 1987: 10 · 1988: 6 · 1989: 4 · 1991: 6 · 1992: 13 · 1993: 5 · 1994: 1 · 1995: 3 · 1996: 137 · 1997: 2 · 1998: 74 · 1999: 7 · 2001: 2 · 2002: 4 · 2003: 2 · 2004: 7 · 2005: 3 · 2006: 4 · 2007: 2 · 2008: 2 · 2010: 2 · 2011: 3 · 2012: 2 · 2013: 6 · 2014: 1 · 2017: 13 · 2022: 4; the other years: 0.

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.

Counties that share a border with Bayamón Municipio

  1. Guaynabo Municipio 319
  2. Bayamón Municipio 293
  3. Toa Baja Municipio 227
  4. Aguas Buenas Municipio 217
  5. Toa Alta Municipio 197
  6. Comerío Municipio 153
  7. Naranjito Municipio 150
  8. Cataño Municipio 66

Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.

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