Storms in Puerto Rico in 2001
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Puerto Rico in 2001, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Puerto Rico in 2001 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 136
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $243 million
- Episodes
- 68
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 41 | 2 | 0 | $235 million |
| Flood | 32 | 1 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 14 | 0 | 1 | $20,000 |
| Volcanic Ash | 13 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $7.7 million |
| Heavy Rain | 10 | 1 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Waterspout | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Surf | 3 | 2 | 2 | $2,000 |
| Lightning | 3 | 2 | 1 | $10,000 |
| Rip Current | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 2001
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, February 1, 2001
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, February 7, 2001
- Waterspout in Puerto Rico, February 9, 2001
March 2001
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, March 7 to 9, 2001
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, March 10, 2001
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, March 11, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, March 22, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, March 23, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, March 24, 2001
April 2001
May 2001
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, May 6 to 7, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, May 8, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, May 10, 2001
June 2001
- Tornado in Puerto Rico, June 3, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, June 16, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, June 17, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, June 22, 2001
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, June 23, 2001
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, June 25, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, June 25, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, June 27, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, June 28, 2001
- Funnel Cloud in Puerto Rico, June 28, 2001
July 2001
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, July 4, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, July 23, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, July 28, 2001
- Volcanic Ash in Puerto Rico, July 29, 2001
August 2001
- Waterspout in Puerto Rico, August 2, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, August 7, 2001
- Tropical Storm in Puerto Rico, August 22 to 23, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, August 26, 2001
September 2001
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, September 1, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, September 1, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, September 8, 2001
- Waterspout in Puerto Rico, September 16, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, September 18, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, September 19, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, September 20, 2001
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, September 21, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Puerto Rico, September 22, 2001
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, September 22, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, September 25, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, September 26, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Puerto Rico, September 26, 2001
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, September 26, 2001
October 2001
- Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, October 3, 2001
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, October 10, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, October 10, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Puerto Rico, October 10, 2001
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, October 10, 2001
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, October 14 to 15, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, October 19, 2001
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, October 28, 2001
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, October 29, 2001
November 2001
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 4, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, November 7 to 9, 2001
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, November 13, 2001
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 14, 2001
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, November 27, 2001
December 2001
- Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, December 2, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, December 2, 2001
- Hail in Puerto Rico, December 3, 2001
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, December 4, 2001
- Flood in Puerto Rico, December 17, 2001
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, December 21, 2001
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, December 21, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, December 22, 2001
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.