Storms in Puerto Rico in 2003
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Puerto Rico in 2003, 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 2003 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
- 245
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $71 million
- Episodes
- 124
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 | 68 | 4 | 1 | $25 million |
| Flood | 61 | 2 | 0 | $41 million |
| Heavy Rain | 59 | 0 | 0 | $52,000 |
| Debris Flow | 27 | 0 | 0 | $120,000 |
| Volcanic Ash | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Surf | 3 | 1 | 0 | $180,000 |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $21,000 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $303,000 |
| Drought | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3.6 million |
| Rip Current | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2003
- Funnel Cloud in Puerto Rico, January 20, 2003
- Funnel Cloud in Puerto Rico, January 20, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, January 25, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, January 25, 2003
March 2003
- Drought in Puerto Rico, March 1 to 31, 2003
- Wildfire in Puerto Rico, March 16 to 19, 2003
- Rip Current in Puerto Rico, March 29, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, March 29, 2003
April 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, April 11, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, April 11, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, April 11, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, April 17, 2003
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, April 17, 2003
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, April 18, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, April 19, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, April 22, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, April 23, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, April 23, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, April 23 to 24, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, April 23 to 24, 2003
- Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, April 23, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, April 25 to 26, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, April 26, 2003
May 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, May 9, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, May 15, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, May 16, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, May 16, 2003
- Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, May 16, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, May 17, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, May 17, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, May 18, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, May 18, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, May 21, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, May 21, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, May 21, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, May 21, 2003
June 2003
July 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, July 1, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, July 5, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, July 6, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, July 8, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, July 13, 2003
- Volcanic Ash in Puerto Rico, July 13 to 14, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, July 22, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, July 25, 2003
August 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, August 15, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, August 15, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 21, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 21, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 21, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 21, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 21, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 21, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 21 to 22, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, August 22, 2003
- Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, August 22, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, August 23, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 25, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 26, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 26, 2003
- Funnel Cloud in Puerto Rico, August 27, 2003
- Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, August 29, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 29, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 31, 2003
September 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, September 2, 2003
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, September 3 to 4, 2003
- Funnel Cloud in Puerto Rico, September 5, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, September 8, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, September 8, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, September 8, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, September 12, 2003
- Strong Wind in Puerto Rico, September 18, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, September 20, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, September 20, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, September 20, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Puerto Rico, September 21, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, September 24, 2003
October 2003
- Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, October 6, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, October 7, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Puerto Rico, October 10, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, October 10, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, October 10, 2003
- Strong Wind in Puerto Rico, October 10, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, October 15, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Puerto Rico, October 15, 2003
- Strong Wind in Puerto Rico, October 24, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, October 26, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Puerto Rico, October 28, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, October 28, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, October 29, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, October 31, 2003
November 2003
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, November 1, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, November 2, 2003
- Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, November 2, 2003
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, November 5, 2003
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, November 10 to 15, 2003
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, November 10, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Puerto Rico, November 11, 2003
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, November 12, 2003
- Debris Flows and Flooding in Puerto Rico, November 13, 2003
- Debris Flow and Flooding in Puerto Rico, November 14, 2003
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, November 15, 2003
- Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, November 16, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 16, 2003
- Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, November 17, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 17, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, November 18, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 18, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 22, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 22, 2003
- Flash Flood and Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, November 24, 2003
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 24, 2003
December 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, December 6, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, December 6, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, December 6, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, December 6, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, December 6, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, December 6, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, December 6, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, December 6, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, December 6, 2003
- Flood in Puerto Rico, December 6, 2003
- Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, December 6, 2003
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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.