Sources: NOAA
Five people are killed and four others are critically injured in a drive-by shooting in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. 2024-02-13
In a 233–191 bipartisan vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passes a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to have its first ever binding referendum to decide whether the unincorporated territory should become a state, an independent nation or an independent nation with free association. 2022-12-15
Puerto Rico exits out of bankruptcy after completing the largest public debt restructuring in U.S. history. 2022-03-15
Two simultaneous tropical storms, Laura and Marco, threaten Gulf Coast residents in the coming days. Laura is currently over Puerto Rico, while Marco is making its way through the Yucatan Channel. This would mark the first time in over 60 years in which two tropical storms were active simultaneously in the Gulf of Mexico. 2020-08-22
Hurricane Isaias heads toward the Bahamas and the U.S. as a category 1 hurricane, after causing floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. A hurricane warning is issued for Florida's Atlantic Coast. 2020-07-31
Hurricane Maria makes landfall on Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane. Effects are disastrous and the entire island loses power. Seven deaths are reported on Puerto Rico, along with two on Guadeloupe. Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló declares a 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew through Saturday. 2017-09-20
The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal case concerning Puerto Rico's restructuring of debt. 2015-12-4
The death toll from Hurricane Irene reaches 40 in the contiguous United States plus three people in the Dominican Republic and one in Puerto Rico. 2011-08-30
Nevada was once more the fastest growing state, growing 35.1% over 2000. Michigan was the only state to lose population. The District of Columbia broke a five-census streak of population loss. Puerto Rico also lost population. 2010-12-21
Category 4 Hurricane Earl takes aim at the northern Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico with winds of up to 135 miles per hour (215 km-h) prompting hurricane warnings. 2010-08-30