NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit San Antonio, PR
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
57 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of San Antonio, Puerto Rico since 1851, 27 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ernesto in 2024. Since 1950, 18 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 27
- Tropical storms
- 30
- Tornadoes
- 18
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for San Antonio
The strongest storm to pass near San Antonio was Irma in 2017, a Category 5 hurricane with 170 mph winds when its centre passed 66 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1931, whose centre crossed the city. The record near San Antonio begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Ernesto in 2024, a tropical storm 72 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 6 systems, 4 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 57 systems, 13 have come since 2000. Of the 86 Puerto Rico cities on this site, 67% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than San Antonio. The highest rating among the 18 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on July 16, 2023, came within 11 miles. Of the 18, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 13 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 5. The most recent tornado was on August 9, 2023. San Antonio has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 86% of the 86 Puerto Rico cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 2023, with stones up to 0.25 inches. Of the 86 Puerto Rico cities, 60% have more hail reports within 10 miles than San Antonio.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near San Antonio
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ErnestoAug 14 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2022 | FionaSep 18 | 34 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | FredAug 11 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | LauraAug 22 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2017 | MariaSep 20 | 10 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 7 | 66 mi | Category 5 (170 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2015 | ErikaAug 28 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2014 | BerthaAug 2 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 22 | 27 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2007 | OlgaDec 11 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 15 | overhead | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2001 | DeanAug 22 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2000 | DebbyAug 23 | 53 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 22 | 30 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1996 | HortenseSep 10 | 28 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 18 | 62 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1981 | GertSep 8 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 4 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 16 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1961 | FrancesOct 2 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1956 | BetsyAug 12 | 10 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1955 | HildaSep 12 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1953 | DollySep 8 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormOct 14 | 50 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 6 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormAug 9 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormJul 26 | 72 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 27 | 20 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1931 | Unnamed 1931 stormSep 11 | overhead | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1931 | Unnamed 1931 stormSep 3 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1930 | Unnamed 1930 stormSep 3 | 63 mi | Category 3 (116 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 14 | overhead | Category 4 (139 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 4 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 24 | 33 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormSep 3 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormAug 22 | 9 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 13 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormSep 7 | 62 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormAug 22 | 65 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormSep 10 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 12 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJul 7 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 1 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 8 | overhead | Category 3 (124 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 1 | 17 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 17 | 3 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormAug 20 | 59 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 10 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 2 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 14 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormNov 29 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 13 | 18 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormOct 30 | 16 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormAug 26 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormSep 24 | 57 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormSep 5 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 18 | 68 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in San Antonio: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of San Antonio
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s3
- 2000s7
- 1990s2
- 1970s1
- 1960s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2023 | EF1 | 11 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 2022 | EF1 | 23 mi | 0.35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1962 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | EF0 | 3 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 1, 2013 | EF0 | 12 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 13, 2012 | EF0 | 21 mi | 0.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 2011 | EF0 | 8 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2009 | EF0 | 2 mi | 0.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 2007 | EF0 | 15 mi | 1.28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2006 | F0 | 15 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2005 | F0 | 2 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 16, 2004 | F0 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 18, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in San Antonio
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of San Antonio since 2023. None of them reached 1 inch. The largest size, 0.25 inches, was reported on 2 days, most recently August 17, 2024. The most recent report is from August 17, 2024.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in San Antonio
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Isabela Substn, PR RQ, 4 miles southeast of San Antonio at 420 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 81°F and 67°F. May is the wettest at 7.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 64.0 inches over 110 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 58% of the year's precipitation (37.4 of 64.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 57 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (27); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 6.7 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 21 days a year, almost all from April to November. A night below freezing comes less than once a year on average. That 64.0 inches is more than at 10 of the 21 Puerto Rico stations used on this site (48%). Aguadilla, 4 miles southwest, has its own station (Coloso, PR RQ): 77.6 inches a year, 13.6 more than here, and an August average high of 89°F against 87°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Mayaguez, PR, 20 miles south, averaged 87°F in September and 81°F in February over 2021–2025. Sea level at the Magueyes Island tide gauge, 37 miles from San Antonio, has risen 0.81 ± 0.06 inches per decade from 1955 to 2025, NOAA's linear trend; at that pace it is 8.1 inches in a hundred years. That is faster than at 41 of the 144 U.S. gauges with a NOAA trend.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 81 | 67 | 3.7 | 8 | 82 |
| Feb | 81 | 67 | 2.5 | 5 | 81 |
| Mar | 83 | 67 | 3.9 | 7 | 82 |
| Apr | 83 | 69 | 4.9 | 7 | 82 |
| May | 85 | 71 | 7.2 | 11 | 84 |
| Jun | 86 | 72 | 5.6 | 11 | 85 |
| Jul | 86 | 73 | 5.0 | 9 | 86 |
| Aug | 87 | 73 | 6.7 | 11 | 86 |
| Sep | 87 | 73 | 6.7 | 11 | 87 |
| Oct | 86 | 72 | 7.0 | 11 | 87 |
| Nov | 84 | 71 | 6.4 | 11 | 85 |
| Dec | 82 | 69 | 4.4 | 8 | 83 |
| Year | 84 | 70 | 64.0 | 110 | 84 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Isabela Substn, PR RQ (420 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Mayaguez, PR, from NOAA Tides & Currents. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near San Antonio
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 126 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of San Antonio: 61 floods, 26 thunderstorm wind reports, 24 flash floods, 12 heavy rain events and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 3 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $1.50 billion in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 58 mph, on May 23, 2015. September has had the most flash floods, 7 of 24. Of the 86 Puerto Rico cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 1 have had fewer than San Antonio.
September 20, 2017: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of San Antonio — 2 killed, $750.0 million damage.
June 27, 2009: lightning strike 4 miles from the centre of San Antonio — 1 killed.
May 27, 2024: lightning strike 3 miles from the centre of San Antonio — 3 injured.
NWS: “A social media post indicated that a lightning strike affected 3 minors in Montones Beach in Isabela.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Aguadilla Municipio, which includes San Antonio, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 earthquake). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Fiona, on September 21, 2022.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.