history Historical Records

History of
Hazard Events

A record of past hazard events, emergency activations, and their documented impact on Anguilla.

Notable Events
Hurricane Irma
2017 Hurricane

Hurricane Irma

One of the most devastating hurricanes to impact Anguilla.

storm
1995 Hurricane

Hurricane Luis

Severe damage to homes, boats, vegetation and communications.

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1960 Hurricane

Hurricane Donna

Hurricane Donna struck Anguilla on 4 September 1960 as a catastrophic Category 4 storm.

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Hurricane Erin
calendar_today 2025 Hurricane

Hurricane Erin

On August 16–17, 2025, the island experienced heavy rainfall totaling 5 inches (126.1 mm) and peak winds of 26 knots (so...

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crisis_alert 2023
calendar_today 2023

Subsea Fiber Break

Residents of Anguilla had their daily activities disrupted on February 18th due to an island-wide outage affecting all c...

storm 2023
calendar_today 2023 Hurricane

Hurricane Tammy

Hurricane Tammy caused landslides on Backstreet South Hill and West End, which were located close to the Arch.

crisis_alert 2020
calendar_today 2020

COVID19

Anguilla came to a standstill and slow in economic activity. We saw a surge in mental health cases and increase in dome...

Hurricane Irma
calendar_today 2017 Hurricane Full Activation

Hurricane Irma

One of the most devastating hurricanes to impact Anguilla.

storm 2010
calendar_today 2010 Hurricane

Hurricane Earl

Extensive damage to boats and vegetation

storm 2008
calendar_today 2008 Hurricane

Hurricane Omar

Extensive damage to boats and vegetation

storm 1999
calendar_today 1999 Hurricane

Hurricane Jose

Flooding in the eastern end of the Island.

storm 1995
calendar_today 1995 Hurricane

Hurricane Luis

Severe damage to homes, boats, vegetation and communications.

storm 1984
calendar_today 1984 Hurricane

Hurricane Klaus

caused extensive damage to ships:  Mv Sarah and the famous Warspite, were sunk.

storm 1979
calendar_today 1979 Hurricane

Hurricane Frederick

Caused loss of livestock and crops.

storm 1960
calendar_today 1960 Hurricane

Hurricane Donna

Hurricane Donna struck Anguilla on 4 September 1960 as a catastrophic Category 4 storm.