Hurricane history · Puerto Rico
Hurricanes near Villalba, PR
Hurricanes
7
3 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
11
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
5
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Villalba. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Fiona in 2022. The strongest was Maria in 2017, with winds near 155 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fiona Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 36 |
| 2021 | Fred Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 49 |
| 2020 | Laura Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 25 |
| 2017 | Maria Sep | Category 4 | 155 | 14 |
| 2015 | Erika Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 47 |
| 2014 | Bertha Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 57 |
| 2011 | Irene Aug | Category 1 | 81 | 25 |
| 2007 | Olga Dec | Tropical storm | 52 | 19 |
| 2004 | Jeanne Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 7 |
| 1998 | Georges Sep | Category 3 | 115 | 3 |
| 1996 | Hortense Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 27 |
| 1989 | Hugo Sep | Category 3 | 127 | 50 |
| 1984 | Klaus Nov | Tropical storm | 52 | 43 |
| 1981 | Gert Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 27 |
| 1979 | Frederic Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 2 |
| 1956 | Betsy Aug | Category 2 | 98 | 9 |
| 1953 | Dolly Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 40 |
| 1950 | Baker Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 15 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 |
| 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 Villalba 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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