Loíza Municipio, Puerto Rico

What hazards hit Loíza Municipio most?

The most frequent records are floods and flash floods: 18 since 2009. Census land area gives no figure for Loíza Municipio under this code, so it carries no per-area rank.

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 Loíza Municipio?

The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the April 10, 2026 rip current (1 death).

The 911 Call Center and media reported that a female tourist was swept away by rip currents at Playa Azul in Luquillo. She was rescued from the water by emergency personnel and transported to a local hospital, where she was declared deceased.
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 1331487)

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

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 Loíza 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).

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 Loíza Municipio. The two busiest months are in violet.

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

Federal disaster declarations for Loíza Municipio

FEMA's register lists 28 declarations that include Loíza Municipio: 18 major disasters, 10 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (15) and flood (5).

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 Loíza Municipio had?

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 18 flood or flash flood records for Loíza Municipio from 2009 to 2026, on 13 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Loíza Municipio ranks 534th of 2,942 U.S. counties.

The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $1.2 million on 467 claims filed in Loíza Municipio; the most in one year was 180 in 1998. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.

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 Loíza Municipio

1. Carolina Municipio 308
2. Río Grande Municipio 194
3. Canóvanas Municipio 190
4. Loíza Municipio 43

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

Next

• 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 Loíza MunicipioThe hazard risk calculator: 18 hazards beside the county's record
• Download Loíza Municipio's FEMA declarations (CSV)28 rows: every declaration that named the county, for your own analysis