Acklins Island's history with tropical
systems
current weather
(br)=brush (ts)=Tropical Storm
(bd)=Back Door,meaning coming from over land from opposite coast.Not all names
are noted,also storms before 1950 were not named.Not every stat on every storm
description is given(since 1871).
Years
within 60
miles
1874tsbr,1877ts,1878br,1885br,1887,1888ts,1888,1889br,1891br,1898ts,1900tsbr
1903ts,1918tsbr,1923br,1924,1926-2,1928,1928ts,1932ts,1933,1933,1937ts
1939ts,1940tsbr,1941ts,1942ts,1945,1946ts,1953ts,1954,1959tsbr,1960
1981ts,1985br,1995tsbr,1996br,2004br,2005ts
39 times in 139yrs end of 2008
Names from list
above
Barbara,Hazel,Gracie,Donna,Gert,kate,Erin,Bertha, Frances,Rita
How often this area gets
affected?
brushed or hit every 3.56 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
once every 15.44 years (9h)
Statistically when this area should be affected
next
due in 2010
Last affected by
2005 sept 19th a developing Tropical storm Rita hits with 60mph winds while moving west.
This areas hurricane past
1888 sept 4th 95mph direct hit many klilled
1924 july 25th many killed
1926 July 25th 125mph from the SE 427 homes destroyed.
again in 1926 sept 17th 150mph winds eye passed just north.Storm surge killed many and mass graves were used to bury the dead.
1933 Sept 3rd passes just north with 140mph winds,nearly every home severely damaged. Fourteen people drowned with 8 missing.
1954 Hurricane Hazel passes just east with 105mph winds while moving north on Oct 14th.
1960 in september 7th hurricane Donna
hit with 135mph winds for 13 hrs totally destroying the island,90% of homes suffered extreme damage more here | Gordon Dunn talks about forecasting Donna
1963 hurricane
Flora hit with 80mph winds causing moderate to heavy damage
1996 hurricane
Bertha passes to the N.E with 110mph winds area had gusts to 90mph minor damage
2004,Sept 2nd Hurricane Frances passes just North with 145mph winds,causing minor to moderate damage here.
Text Sources:The Major Hurricanes to affect the Bahamas Wayne Neely.....Hurricane Watch Dr. Bob Sheets & Jack Williams.....Inside the Hurricane Pete Davies.....The Ship & the Storm Jim Carrier.....Lunatic Wind William Price Fox...Sudden Sea R.A Scotti.....Hurricane Almanac Bryan Norcross.....Divine Wind Kerry Emanuel.....Florida's Hurricane History Jay Barnes.....Stormscaping Pamela Crawford.....Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States Rick Scwartz..... Killer Cane Robert Mykle..... Isaac's Storm Erik Larson.....Florida Hurricanes & Tropical Storms John M. Williams & Iver W.Duedall.....Path of destruction John McQuaid & Mark Schleifstein.....Sun sentinel newspaper(microfilm).....Miami Herald newspaper(microfilm).....NOAA research division.....hurricanecity.com (calculations) Jim Williams.....plus many more.............
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