(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 or near core 1871,1872ts,1876br,1878tsbr,1881tsbr,1888ts,1889,1889ts,1893br,1896-2ts,1898tsbr,1899-2,1899br,1900ts,1901ts ,1906,1909,1910,1915,1922,1924,1928,1930br,1931tsbr,1932br,1932tsbr,1933-2ts,1950-2,1956br,1959ts, 1960,1963ts,1964br,1966br,1966,1979ts,1989,1990,1995ts,1995,1996,1998,1999,1999ts,2000ts,2009tsbr, 2010br,2011-2ts, 53 times in 141yrs end of 2012
Names from list
above Baker,Dog,Betsy,Edith,Alice,Donna,Helena,Cleo,Inez,Faith,Frederic,Hugo,klaus,Iris, Luis,Marilyn,Bertha,Georges,Jose ,Lenny,Debby,Erika,Earl,Irene,Maria
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=23, 44.23% H=29, 55.77%
Longest gap between storms 16 years 1933-1950
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.66 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(21) once every 6.71 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 107mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2014
Last affected by Sept 10th, 2011 tropical storm Maria passes just N.E while moving WNW with 40mph winds.
This areas hurricane
past 1871 aug 21st a hurricane hits with 115mph winds moving WNW 1889 Sept 2nd, 85mph from the S.E just south 1899 Aug 7th, 150mph from the ESE just south 1899 Aug 30th, 80mph from the East 1906 Sept 1st, 105mph from the S.E just north 1909 Aug 21,85mph from the ESE just south 1910 sept 6th 80mph from the east 1915, Aug 10th,90mph from the east just south 1922 Sept 15th,90mph from the S.E just north 1924 Aug 28th 110mph from the S.E 1928 Sept 12th,130mph just south from the ESE 1950 Aug 22nd, 90mph from the east just south hurricane Baker 1950,sept2nd
hurricane dog 110mph winds from the S.E just east, 8 ft storm surge reported. 1960 Hurricane Donna hits Sept 5th with 155mph winds from the ESE causing a 5 ft storm surge
drowning 107 people in the northern Antilles,majority killed in Puerto Rico. 1966 Sept 27th, 125mph winds Hurricane Izez passes to the south from the east 1989 Sept 17th, Hurricane Hugo passes to the south with 145mph winds while moving WNW 1990 hurricane klaus oct 5th hit just north as a cat 1 75mph from the S.E near barbuda 1995 hurricane luis hits sept 5th with 140mph winds press 27.88 from the east,4
hotels washed into the sea hospitals & homes destroyed 1996 July 8th, hurricane
Bertha passes to north with 80mph winds from the ESE causing some minor roof damage 1998 hurricane Georges sept 21st
passes nearby with 110mph winds from the ESE causing moderate to heavy damage here ,2 deaths,Flooding along south coast towns,Caused Island wide power outage. Hundreds of roofs ripped off.
1999 oct 20th hurricane Jose hits direct with 100mph winds.Many homes damaged unconfirmed reports well over 100mph winds press 29.05 moving N.W @ 12mph.Sustained near 80mph.
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.....
Antigua's history with tropical
systems
