Guaynabo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Municipio storm and disaster record · FIPS 72061 · population 89,604 · 28 sq mi

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 319 records for Guaynabo Municipio, Puerto Rico from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 213 days; the most frequent are floods and flash floods (158 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 24 declarations naming the county since 1970, 22 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
319on 213 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
Deaths recorded
3619 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars
$10Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
FEMA declarations
24latest 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 Guaynabo Municipio most?

The most frequent records are floods and flash floods: 158 since 2001. Census land area gives no figure for Guaynabo Municipio under this code, so it carries no per-area rank.

Guaynabo Municipio: records by hazard, 1950 to June 30, 2026
HazardRecordsDaysFirst, lastKilledInjuredDamageRank in state
Floods 158 95 2001-2026 1 0 $9.2M –
Rip currents and high surf 46 45 2003-2026 35 18 $484K –
Landslides and avalanches 39 24 2003-2025 0 1 $60K –
Heat 28 27 2023-2024 0 0 – –
Hurricanes and tropical storms 15 10 1997-2024 0 0 $70K –
Heavy rain 12 8 2009-2022 0 0 $1K –
High wind and dust storms 8 7 2005-2025 0 0 $21K –
Fog, smoke and funnel clouds 6 6 2001-2017 0 0 $500K –
Severe thunderstorm wind 5 5 2015-2025 0 0 $8K –
Drought 1 1 1997-1997 0 0 – –
Hail 1 1 2025-2025 0 0 $250 –

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.

When was the last damaging storm in Guaynabo Municipio?

The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the April 4, 2026 flood ($1,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).

The 12 most recent records kept for Guaynabo Municipio
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2026-04-04 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 7 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 0 0 –
2026-04-04 FloodGuaynabo Municipio 0 0 $1K
2026-04-03 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 7 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 0 0 –
2026-03-26 Flash FloodGuaynabo Municipio 0 0 $10K
2026-03-18 Rip CurrentBayamón Municipio and 7 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 1 3 –
2026-02-15 FloodGuaynabo Municipio 0 0 $5K
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 –
2025-11-01 Thunderstorm WindGuaynabo Municipio 26 kt wind 0 0 $1K
2025-10-18 HailGuaynabo Municipio 0.25 in hail 0 0 $250
2025-09-27 Debris FlowGuaynabo Municipio 0 0 $400
2025-09-27 FloodGuaynabo Municipio 0 0 $400

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 Guaynabo 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 Guaynabo Municipio since 1993, damage in 2025 dollars
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
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
2012-05-18 Flash FloodGuaynabo Municipio 0 0 $321K
2007-12-12 Debris FlowBayamón Municipio and 6 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 0 1 $28K
2025-04-28 Debris FlowGuaynabo Municipio 0 0 $15K
2025-05-17 FloodGuaynabo Municipio 0 0 $5K
2026-02-15 FloodGuaynabo Municipio 0 0 $5K
2025-01-11 Coastal FloodBayamón Municipio and 7 more · forecast zone San Juan And Vicinity 0 0 $1K

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 Guaynabo 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).

Guaynabo Municipio: records per decade (the 2020s to June 30, 2026)
Hazard1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020-26
Floods––––0355766
Rip currents and high surf––––010927 z
Landslides and avalanches––––02775
Heat––––00028
Hurricanes and tropical storms––––1383
Heavy rain––––0921

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 Guaynabo 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 Guaynabo Municipio. The two busiest months are in violet.

The values, month by month

Jan 15 · Feb 7 · Mar 15 · Apr 30 · May 49 · Jun 29 · Jul 21 · Aug 31 · Sep 38 · Oct 27 · Nov 41 · Dec 16 (records).

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

Federal disaster declarations for Guaynabo Municipio

FEMA's register lists 24 declarations that include Guaynabo Municipio: 13 major disasters, 11 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (14) and severe storm (3).

Declarations including Guaynabo 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
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 Guaynabo Municipio had?

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 158 flood or flash flood records for Guaynabo Municipio from 2001 to 2026, on 95 days, with 1 death. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Guaynabo Municipio ranks 838th of 2,942 U.S. counties.

Named storms on Guaynabo 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 $2.8 million on 245 claims filed in Guaynabo Municipio; the most in one year was 49 in 1998. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.

The values, year by year

1978: 1 · 1979: 11 · 1980: 2 · 1981: 11 · 1982: 4 · 1983: 4 · 1985: 1 · 1986: 8 · 1987: 2 · 1988: 2 · 1989: 5 · 1992: 3 · 1993: 3 · 1995: 6 · 1996: 23 · 1997: 1 · 1998: 49 · 1999: 16 · 2000: 7 · 2001: 2 · 2003: 3 · 2004: 8 · 2006: 1 · 2008: 1 · 2009: 12 · 2010: 2 · 2011: 3 · 2012: 15 · 2013: 10 · 2014: 2 · 2017: 16 · 2020: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2025: 1; 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 Guaynabo Municipio

  1. San Juan Municipio 702
  2. Guaynabo Municipio 319
  3. Bayamón Municipio 293
  4. Aguas Buenas Municipio 217
  5. 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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