Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico: hazard risk
FEMA rates Ponce Municipio's overall risk unrated. Its storm record holds 246 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 | $130K | |
| Earthquake | not rated | $38M | |
| Hail | not rated | $3K | |
| Hurricane | not rated | $73M | |
| Heat Wave | not rated | $0 | |
| Riverine Flooding | not rated | $13M | |
| Landslide | not rated | $4.9M | |
| Lightning | not rated | $1.7M | |
| Strong Wind | not rated | $2K | |
| Tornado | not rated | $98K | |
| Tsunami | not rated | $2K |
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 | 127 | 1 | $609M | 2nd of 3 | 9th of 3,080 |
| Landslides and avalanches | 31 | 0 | $21K | 2nd of 3 | 2nd of 2,278 |
| Heat | 18 | 0 | – | 2nd of 3 | 162nd of 3,076 |
| Heavy rain | 18 | 0 | $78K | 1st of 3 | 51st of 3,080 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 10 | 0 | $549M | 1st of 3 | 27th of 1,849 |
| Wildfires | 10 | 0 | $519K | 1st of 3 | 10th of 2,972 |
| Rip currents and high surf | 8 | 2 | $17K | 2nd of 3 | 38th of 2,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 8 | 0 | $1.2M | 1st of 3 | 2464th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 7 | 0 | $1.5M | 1st of 3 | 755th of 3,063 |
| High wind and dust storms | 4 | 0 | $15K | 1st of 3 | 1235th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 1 | 0 | – | 1st of 3 | 1897th of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $3K | 2nd of 3 | 821st 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 Ponce Municipio record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.