Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico: hazard risk
FEMA rates Arecibo Municipio's overall risk unrated. Its storm record holds 317 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Flooding | not rated | $21K | |
| Earthquake | not rated | $25M | |
| Hail | not rated | $9K | |
| Hurricane | not rated | $38M | |
| Heat Wave | not rated | $0 | |
| Riverine Flooding | not rated | $9.3M | |
| Landslide | not rated | $2.1M | |
| Lightning | not rated | $1.1M | |
| Strong Wind | not rated | $389 | |
| Tornado | not rated | $59K | |
| Tsunami | not rated | $31M |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 162 | 10 | $912M | 1st of 3 | 8th of 3,080 |
| Rip currents and high surf | 40 | 35 | $3.4M | 1st of 3 | 5th of 2,080 |
| Heat | 31 | 0 | – | 1st of 3 | 49th of 3,076 |
| Landslides and avalanches | 28 | 0 | $255K | 3rd of 3 | 3rd of 2,278 |
| Heavy rain | 13 | 1 | $39K | 3rd of 3 | 78th of 3,080 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 11 | 0 | $544M | 2nd of 3 | 68th of 1,849 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 9 | 0 | $49K | 2nd of 3 | 2496th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 6 | 0 | – | 2nd of 3 | 993rd of 3,063 |
| High wind and dust storms | 6 | 0 | $36K | 2nd of 3 | 1339th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 3 | 0 | $687 | 2nd of 3 | 2765th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 2 | 0 | $7K | 1st of 3 | 2187th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 1 | 0 | – | 2nd of 3 | 1980th of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $941 | 3rd of 3 | 870th of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Arecibo Municipio record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.