Storms in Puerto Rico in 2008
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Puerto Rico in 2008, 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 2008 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
- 149
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $29 million
- Episodes
- 25
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Rain | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 38 | 7 | 0 | $25 million |
| Flood | 27 | 0 | 0 | $115,000 |
| Debris Flow | 23 | 0 | 0 | $176,000 |
| High Surf | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Volcanic Ashfall | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 2008
April 2008
- Flash Flood and Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, April 3, 2008
- Debris Flows and Flooding in Puerto Rico, April 27 to 28, 2008
May 2008
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Puerto Rico, May 1 to 3, 2008
- Flood in Puerto Rico, May 6, 2008
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, May 23, 2008
June 2008
- Debris Flow and Flood in Puerto Rico, June 8, 2008
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, June 11, 2008
July 2008
- Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, July 16, 2008
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, July 21, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, July 22, 2008
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, July 25, 2008
- Volcanic Ashfall in Puerto Rico, July 29, 2008
- Flash Flood and Flood in Puerto Rico, July 31, 2008
August 2008
- Flash Flood and Debris Flows in Puerto Rico, August 15, 2008
- Debris Flow and Flood in Puerto Rico, August 27, 2008
September 2008
- Flash Flood and Debris Flows in Puerto Rico, September 1 to 3, 2008
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, September 12, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Puerto Rico, September 21 to 23, 2008
October 2008
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, October 7 to 8, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, October 13, 2008
- Funnel Cloud in Puerto Rico, October 30, 2008
November 2008
December 2008
More
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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.