Lares Municipio, PR Environment & Hazard Risk

• LandslideNot rated$9.48M/yr expected annual loss, about 71 events a year
• HurricaneNot rated$9.29M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 6 years
• EarthquakeNot rated$5.6M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 21 years
• LightningNot rated$339K/yr expected annual loss, about 66 events a year
• TornadoNot rated$16.71K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 385 years
• HailNot rated$2,202/yr expected annual loss, about once every 38 years
• Strong windNot rated$267/yr expected annual loss, about once every 201 years

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, cold wave, drought, heat wave, ice storm, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity, wildfire, winter weather.

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• Debris Flow57
• Flood16
• Flash Flood11
• Thunderstorm Wind8
• Tropical Storm7
• Wildfire5
• Hail3
• Strong Wind2
• Heavy Rain2
• Volcanic Ash2

• Flood10/09/2005

  Western Interior

  $10M damage

  What happened

  During the period from October 9th through October 13th 2005, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were affected by a heavy rainfall event and the associated flooding. This type of weather pattern is observed occasionally during October and results in significant rainfall and flooding across the area. This inclement weather pattern was largely due to the combination of a vigorous upper level low pressure over the Atlantic that moved southwest and was expected to affect the local area during the weekend, in combination with a surge of moisture that was to move northward from the Caribbean Sea into Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This complex weather system provided all the ingredients necessary to maintain a very unstable atmosphere across the entire area. The results were widespread heavy rainfall, flash flooding and mudslides over many sections of Puerto Rico. The Governor of Puerto Rico declared seventeen municipalities under State of Emergency. The initial declaration was for Lares and Juana Diaz, but was later expanded to include Salinas, Santa Isabel, Ponce, Yauco, Peñuelas, Utuado, Jayuya, and Toa Baja. A later update included the municipalities of Humacao,...

• Flood11/10/2003

  Western Interior

  $4M damage

  What happened

  Heavy rains affected Puerto Rico during the week of November 10-15, leading to widespread flash flooding, and numerous mud, land and rock slides. A total of 19 municipalities were declared a federal disaster area with total damages estimated at around 45 million.On November 10, an active tropical wave approached Puerto Rico and interacted with a mid upper level trough that advanced from the Bahamas into eastern Hispaniola. By Tuesday November 11, the wave evolved into a broad low pressure area over the Caribbean Sea southwest of Puerto Rico. The interaction of both systems produced continuous heavy rains resulting in generalized floods across the island. The heaviest rains affected Puerto Rico through Friday November 14. Rainfall amounts varied from 15 to 20 inches, although the eastern municipality of Naguabo received 22.70 inches. Rainfall values for ceratin areas of Puerto Rico exceeded the 50 year return period, and for other s the 25 year return period. The municipalities of Arroyo, Cabo Rojo, Canovanas, Fajardo, Guanica, Guayama, Juana Diaz, Loiza, Luquillo, Maunabo, Naguabo, Patillas, Rio Grande, Salinas, Santa Isabel, Toa Baja, Yabucoa and Yauco were declared a federal...

• Hail0.5" hail06/22/2015

  Lares, Lares County

  1 injured, $100 damage

  What happened

  Marble size hail reported via twitter.

• Wildfire02/21/2005

  Western Interior

  $800K damage

  What happened

  A fire consumed around 70 acres in a slope area of the Maricao Sate Forest.

• Wildfire02/01/2005

  Western Interior

  $200K damage

• Funnel Cloud02/22/2026

  Lares, Lares County

• Strong Wind30 kt wind02/02/2026

  Western Interior

  $3,300 damage

• Thunderstorm Wind35 kt wind08/17/2025

  Lares, Lares County

  $2,200 damage

• Flash Flood05/05/2025

  Lares, Lares County

  $5,000 damage

• Flash Flood05/04/2025

  Lares, Lares County

  $500 damage

• Thunderstorm Wind35 kt wind09/19/2024

  Lares, Lares County

  $1,000 damage

• Thunderstorm Wind35 kt wind09/19/2024

  Lares, Lares County

  $3,000 damage

• Drought07/25/2023

  Western Interior

• Tropical Storm Olga (2007)12/10/2007 · Landfall: PR · 1,003 mbTropical storm52 mph nearby
• Unnamed storm (1932)09/25/1932 · 943 mbCategory 3115 mph nearby
• Unnamed storm (1916)08/21/1916 · Landfall: FLCategory 186 mph nearby
• Unnamed storm (1899)08/03/1899 · Landfall: NC · 930 mbCategory 4138 mph nearby
• Unnamed storm (1876)09/12/1876 · Landfall: NC · 980 mbCategory 2104 mph nearby
• Unnamed storm (1867)10/27/1867 · 952 mbCategory 192 mph nearby

• Lares EspinoServes 16,896 · Surface water · PrivateNo health violations
• Lares UrbanoServes 12,138 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Com. Las CuarentaServes 200 · Groundwater · Private2 health violations+24 monitoring or reporting
• Asoc. Pro Bienestar MagueyesServes 140 · Groundwater · Private1 health violation+4 monitoring or reporting
• Hacienda PlanellServes 42 · Surface water · Private1 health violation+42 monitoring or reporting
• Lucas LugoServes 30 · Groundwater · Private1 health violation+43 monitoring or reporting