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.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank 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)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 3 | 27 | 26 | 67 |
| Rip currents and high surf | – | – | – | – | 0 | 10 | 9 | 27 z |
| Landslides and avalanches | – | – | – | – | 0 | 27 | 8 | 9 |
| Heat | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
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).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-13 | EM-3610 | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Ernesto |
| 2022-09-21 | DR-4671 | Hurricane | Hurricane Fiona |
| 2022-09-18 | EM-3583 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Fiona |
| 2020-08-22 | EM-3537 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Laura |
| 2020-07-29 | EM-3532 | Hurricane | Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine |
| 2020-03-27 | DR-4493 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3452 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2020-01-07 | EM-3426 | Earthquake | Earthquakes |
| 2019-08-27 | EM-3417 | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Dorian |
| 2017-09-20 | DR-4339 | Hurricane | Hurricane Maria |
| 2017-09-18 | EM-3391 | Hurricane | Hurricane Maria |
| 2017-09-10 | DR-4336 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| 2011-08-27 | DR-4017 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| 2011-08-22 | EM-3326 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| 2009-10-24 | EM-3306 | Fire | Explosions and Fire |
| 2004-09-17 | DR-1552 | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Jeanne and Resulting Landslides and Mudslides |
| 2001-11-28 | DR-1396 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides and Landslides |
| 1999-11-17 | EM-3151 | Hurricane | Hurricane Lenny |
| 1998-09-24 | DR-1247 | Hurricane | Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98 |
| 1996-09-11 | DR-1136 | Hurricane | Hurricane Hortense |
| 1989-09-21 | DR-842 | Hurricane | Hurricane Hugo |
| 1985-10-10 | DR-746 | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding & Mudslides |
| 1979-09-02 | DR-597 | Hurricane | Hurricane David |
| 1975-09-19 | DR-483 | Flood | Tropical Storm Elioise |
| 1970-10-12 | DR-296 | Flood | Heavy 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.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Maria | 2017-09-20 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Irma | 2017-09-06 | 1 | 0 |
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
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
Next
- Tornadoes in Puerto RicoEvery Puerto Rico tornado since 1950 and the counties with the most per square mile
- Floods in Puerto RicoThe state's floods and flash floods, by county, year and month
- The Puerto Rico recordEvery hazard in the state, its deadliest events and its federal declarations
- FEMA's risk rating for each hazard in Bayamón MunicipioThe hazard risk calculator: 18 hazards beside the county's record
- Download Bayamón Municipio's FEMA declarations (CSV)25 rows: every declaration that named the county, for your own analysis