No active hurricanes threatening San Juan right now

Could the next one hit soon? 156 hurricanes have impacted the San Juan area since 1851 — set up free alerts so you'll have time to prepare when one's on the way.

156
Hurricanes affecting San Juan area
2025
Most recent
160 kt
Strongest peak winds
8 mi
Closest approach
Local note: San Juan’s low-lying coastal location and exposed harbor make storm surge and powerful winds the main threats, with recent major impacts from Hurricane Fiona (2022) and a long history of close strikes — storms have approached within single-digit miles in the historical record.

Coverage on this page applies broadly to the San Juan area — including Fort Buchanan, Guaynabo, Toa Baja, Sabana Seca, Carolina, Saint Just, Dorado, Trujillo Alto. Tropical storms rarely respect city limits.

When do hurricanes typically threaten the San Juan area?

Distribution of 156 hurricanes that have come within 150 mi of San Juan, by month of closest approach.

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F
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1 A
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11 J
52 A
64 S
21 O
5 N
2 D

Recent notable storms affecting the San Juan area

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach
2025 ERIN Cat 5 140 kt 128 mi
2024 ERNESTO Cat 2 85 kt 38 mi
2024 OSCAR Cat 1 75 kt 177 mi
2023 TAMMY Cat 2 95 kt 187 mi
2022 FIONA Cat 4 120 kt 69 mi
2022 EARL Cat 2 95 kt 128 mi
2022 NICOLE Cat 1 65 kt 154 mi
2021 GRACE Cat 3 105 kt 108 mi
2020 LAURA Cat 4 130 kt 55 mi
2020 ISAIAS Cat 1 80 kt 142 mi
2019 DORIAN Cat 5 160 kt 57 mi
2018 BERYL Cat 1 70 kt 115 mi
2017 MARIA Cat 5 150 kt 19 mi
2017 IRMA Cat 5 155 kt 51 mi
2017 JOSE Cat 4 135 kt 187 mi
Hurricane-strength storms (Cat 1+) since 2007 that came within 200 miles of San Juan. Includes storms whose center stayed offshore or hit nearby cities — wind, surge, and rainfall impacts extend far beyond the storm's path.

All-time closest approaches to San Juan

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach Date of Closest
1916 UNNAMED Cat 2 90 kt 8 mi Jul 13, 1916
2007 OLGA TS 50 kt 13 mi Dec 11, 2007
1932 UNNAMED Cat 4 125 kt 19 mi Sep 27, 1932
2017 MARIA Cat 5 150 kt 19 mi Sep 20, 2017
1998 GEORGES Cat 4 135 kt 22 mi Sep 22, 1998
2011 IRENE Cat 3 105 kt 23 mi Aug 22, 2011
1953 DOLLY Cat 1 65 kt 25 mi Sep 08, 1953
2004 JEANNE Cat 3 105 kt 26 mi Sep 15, 2004
1876 UNNAMED Cat 3 100 kt 26 mi Sep 13, 1876
1867 UNNAMED Cat 3 110 kt 28 mi Oct 30, 1867
Showing the 10 closest of 156 total storms within 150 mi of San Juan since 1851.

If a hurricane threatens San Juan

  1. Know your evacuation zone. Look up yours by address via your state or county emergency management office (San Juan County and surrounding areas).
  2. Set up alerts ahead of time. During an active storm, watches and warnings change every six hours. Email or text alerts from TropicalInfo give you the official NHC update the moment it's posted, with a plain-language summary.
  3. Prep your supplies before the storm is named. Stores empty out within hours of a watch. The 72-hour rule: water, food, batteries, fuel, medications, important documents. Our alerts can notify you of a storm long before it makes the news — giving you more time to get what you need before the panic-buying starts.
  4. Follow the cone, not the line. The forecast track is a best estimate — the cone shows where the center is likely to go. Impacts extend hundreds of miles from the center.

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Historical data: NOAA HURDAT2 Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific hurricane databases. Closest-approach calculated using great-circle distance between San Juan (18.4652°N, 66.1071°W) and each 6-hourly observation. Storms are included if their center passed within 150 mi of San Juan — impacts (wind, surge, rainfall) routinely extend much further.