Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico Hurricane History

No active tropical cyclones are within 500 miles of Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico as of Thursday, 10 September 2026. Official forecasts at nhc.noaa.gov.

Since 1852, 33 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico — about one every 5.3 years. Of those, 17 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Laura (2020), which passed 34 miles away on 22 August 2020.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

5.3

Avg. years between

Years since the last

Storm tracks within 50 miles

TS / TDCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Each line is one storm track, coloured by the strongest category it reached while within 50 miles. The dashed ring marks that 50-mile radius; hairlines are one-degree graticule. Source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2.

How strong they get

Cat 5 · 1Cat 4 · 2Cat 3 · 4Cat 2 · 6Cat 1 · 4TS / TD · 16

The 33 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 1 of them reached Cat 5.

Key facts

Most recentLaura (2020) — 34 mi away, 22 August 2020
Strongest stormUnnamed Storm (1928) — 140 kt (161 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordMaria (2017) — 2.1 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)Maria (2017) — 2.1 miles
Passes within 25 miles20 of 33
Peak monthSeptember — 19 storms (58% of all)
Most active year1916 — 2 storms
Most active decade1910s and 1970s — 4 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi7
Record span1852–2020

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico, September is the most active month, with 19 of the 33 recorded storms (58%). Activity concentrates in August, September and November, together 88% of all storms. The 1910s and 1970s are tied as the most active decades on record, with 4 storms. 7 of the 33 storms were major hurricanes (Category 3 or stronger) while within 50 miles.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	19	1	2	1

Activity by decade

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Tropical cyclones passing within 50 miles, by decade, 1850s to 2020s. Decades with no storms are shown as empty columns. Comparing two equal 38-year windows inside the aircraft-reconnaissance era: 9 storms in 1950–1987 against 8 in 1988–2025.

1850s	1860s	1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
1	1	2	0	3	1	4	1	2	1	3	0	4	3	2	2	2	1

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Laura (2020)	22 Aug 2020	33.8 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Maria (2017)	20 Sep 2017	2.1 mi	Cat 4	115 kt
Irene (2011)	22 Aug 2011	10.9 mi	Cat 1	66 kt
Olga (2007)	11 Dec 2007	19.7 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Jeanne (2004)	15 Sep 2004	8.7 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Georges (1998)	22 Sep 1998	5.6 mi	Cat 2	90 kt
Hortense (1996)	10 Sep 1996	44.3 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Hugo (1989)	18 Sep 1989	33.6 mi	Cat 3	108 kt
Klaus (1984)	7 Nov 1984	31.6 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Gert (1981)	8 Sep 1981	9.8 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Frederic (1979)	4 Sep 1979	10.1 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Claudette (1979)	18 Jul 1979	8.7 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Christine (1973)	4 Sep 1973	48.3 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Doria (1971)	24 Aug 1971	44.9 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Betsy (1956)	12 Aug 1956	9.8 mi	Cat 2	83 kt
Dolly (1953)	8 Sep 1953	28.3 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Baker (1950)	23 Aug 1950	27.0 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Unnamed Storm (1949)	3 Sep 1949	49.1 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Unnamed Storm (1932)	27 Sep 1932	2.1 mi	Cat 3	100 kt
Unnamed Storm (1931)	11 Sep 1931	19.0 mi	Cat 1	72 kt
Unnamed Storm (1928)	13 Sep 1928	6.4 mi	Cat 4	133 kt
Unnamed Storm (1919)	3 Sep 1919	37.6 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1916)	22 Aug 1916	7.6 mi	Cat 1	78 kt
Unnamed Storm (1916)	13 Jul 1916	18.8 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1910)	7 Sep 1910	48.8 mi	Cat 2	85 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	12 Sep 1901	15.7 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1899)	8 Aug 1899	13.8 mi	Cat 4	118 kt
Unnamed Storm (1896)	1 Sep 1896	33.0 mi	Cat 2	85 kt
Unnamed Storm (1893)	17 Aug 1893	5.1 mi	Cat 3	97 kt
Unnamed Storm (1878)	28 Nov 1878	20.4 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Unnamed Storm (1876)	13 Sep 1876	7.0 mi	Cat 2	87 kt
Unnamed Storm (1867)	29 Oct 1867	6.3 mi	Cat 2	83 kt
Unnamed Storm (1852)	5 Sep 1852	28.5 mi	Cat 1	67 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 1 system passed within 50 miles after losing tropical characteristics. These are excluded from the counts above because they were no longer tropical cyclones at their closest approach — but several were highly damaging, so they are listed here.

Storm	Status	Closest approach	Distance	Wind
Noel (2007)	Remnant low	26 Oct 2007	33.9 mi	25 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1852–2025. Tracks are recorded every six hours and are interpolated to one-hour steps before distances are measured, so closest-approach figures are not distorted by the sampling interval. Distances are measured to the municipio's Census internal point, not to its nearest boundary, so a storm listed at 55 miles may still have crossed the coastline — see Methodology. Records before about 1900 are sparser and less precise than modern ones, and storms that stayed at sea were less likely to be recorded at all.

How Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico ranks #465 — more exposed than 78.9% of them. Within Puerto Rico it ranks #66 of 78, against a territory average of 38.4 storms per municipio.

Notable storms

Cat 5 Unnamed Storm (1928) passed 6 miles away on 13 September 1928 as a hurricane, reaching 140 kt (161 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 4 Maria (2017) passed 2 miles away on 20 September 2017 as a hurricane, reaching 136 kt (157 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 4 Unnamed Storm (1899) passed 14 miles away on 8 August 1899 as a hurricane, reaching 121 kt (139 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 3 Unnamed Storm (1932) passed 2 miles away on 27 September 1932 as a hurricane, reaching 112 kt (129 mph) while within 50 miles.

19 of the 33 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 5.3 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 33 storms spread over the 174 years from 1852 to 2025. 2 separate years saw more than one storm pass within 50 miles while stretches of a decade or more have passed with none. The longest recorded quiet stretch was 17 years, between 1932 and 1949. It has been 5 years since the last one; 12 of the 30 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico?

17 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico at hurricane strength since 1852. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 33.

When was the last hurricane in Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico?

Maria (2017), on 20 September 2017, passing 2 miles away — 9 years ago. The most recent tropical cyclone of any strength was Laura (2020) in 2020.

What was the strongest storm to affect Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico?

Unnamed Storm (1928), which reached 140 kt (161 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 6 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 5.3 years — 33 storms over the 174 years from 1852 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby municipios

Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico borders or sits close to 4 other municipios with a published storm record. Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico has 36 on record.

Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico36 storms within 50 mi Cidra Municipio, Puerto Rico36 storms within 50 mi Barranquitas Municipio, Puerto Rico35 storms within 50 mi Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico33 storms within 50 mi