Hurricane history · Puerto Rico
Hurricanes near Toa Alta, PR
Hurricanes
10
4 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
13
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
5
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 10 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Toa Alta. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Fiona in 2022. The strongest was Irma in 2017, with winds near 173 mph as it went by. Most came in September.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ernesto Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 45 |
| 2022 | Fiona Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 59 |
| 2020 | Laura Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 44 |
| 2019 | Karen Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 59 |
| 2017 | Irma Sep | Category 5 | 173 | 53 |
| 2017 | Maria Sep | Category 4 | 155 | 10 |
| 2011 | Irene Aug | Category 1 | 81 | 3 |
| 2007 | Olga Dec | Tropical storm | 52 | 8 |
| 2004 | Jeanne Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 17 |
| 2001 | Dean Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 54 |
| 2000 | Debby Aug | Category 1 | 75 | 44 |
| 1998 | Georges Sep | Category 3 | 115 | 13 |
| 1996 | Hortense Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 50 |
| 1995 | Marilyn Sep | Category 2 | 109 | 51 |
| 1989 | Hugo Sep | Category 3 | 127 | 27 |
| 1984 | Klaus Nov | Tropical storm | 58 | 40 |
| 1981 | Gert Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 7 |
| 1979 | Frederic Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 20 |
| 1975 | Eloise Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 51 |
| 1956 | Betsy Aug | Category 2 | 98 | 15 |
| 1955 | Hilda Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 57 |
| 1953 | Dolly Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 18 |
| 1950 | Baker Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 37 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 3 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), Atlantic and eastern Pacific, through 2025. A storm counts when its center came within 60 miles of the middle of Toa Alta at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.
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