Storms in Puerto Rico in 2012
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Puerto Rico in 2012, 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 2012 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
- 7
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $1.6 million
- Episodes
- 38
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 | 59 | 4 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Flood | 26 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 11 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $120,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Debris Flow | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 4 | 0 | 0 | $9,000 |
| Hail | 4 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| High Surf | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tornado | 1 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Rip Current | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2012
February 2012
March 2012
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, March 12, 2012
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, March 19 to 20, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Puerto Rico, March 25, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, March 27 to 30, 2012
April 2012
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, April 4 to 6, 2012
- Flood in Puerto Rico, April 5, 2012
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, April 13, 2012
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, April 14, 2012
May 2012
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Puerto Rico, May 5 to 7, 2012
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, May 8, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Puerto Rico, May 10, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Puerto Rico, May 18, 2012
June 2012
July 2012
August 2012
- Flash Flood and Flood in Puerto Rico, August 4, 2012
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, August 23 to 24, 2012
September 2012
- Funnel Cloud in Puerto Rico, September 11, 2012
- Tornado in Puerto Rico, September 13, 2012
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, September 15, 2012
- Funnel Cloud in Puerto Rico, September 23, 2012
- Flood in Puerto Rico, September 27, 2012
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, September 28, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, September 30, 2012
October 2012
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Puerto Rico, October 17 to 18, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Puerto Rico, October 25 to 26, 2012
- Coastal Flood in Puerto Rico, October 29 to 30, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, October 30, 2012
November 2012
- Rip Current in Puerto Rico, November 3, 2012
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 11, 2012
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 13, 2012
- Flood in Puerto Rico, November 18, 2012
December 2012
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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.