Baracoa Cuba'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.

Years within 60 miles
1873br,1874br,1876ts,1878,1883br,1884,1887br,1894br,1905br,1908ts,1916ts
1924ts,1927bdts,1928,1930ts,1939bdts,1942bdtsbr,1949tsbd,1955ts,1958br
1959br,1963,1966,1975tsbr,1979br,1994ts,1998br,2000ts,2006ts,2007ts,2007tsbr,
31 times in 137yrs end of 2007


Names from list above
Hilda,Ella,Grace,Flora,Inez,Eloise,David,Gordon,Georges,Debby,Ernesto, Noel,Olga

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 4.42 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(5h)once every 27.40 years

Statistically when this area should be affected next
affected in 2007 by TS Noel & Olga

Last affected by
December 12th,2007 Tropical storm Olga passes well south with 45mph winds while moving west.

This areas hurricane past
1963 hurricane Flora moved slowly over the area with 75mph winds over 50 inches of rain fell kills 1,000 in cuba oct 8th sugar crops destroyed Newspaper article
1966 sept 30th hurricane Inez hits with sustained winds near 135mph 6 to 10 ft storm surge. 138mph reported at shore as rapid intensification happen between Haiti & Cuba. 5 Killed in Cuba & 30 injured.
1994 tropical storm gordon hits with 40mph winds dumping heavy rain on the area on nov 13th causing crop damage
1998 hurricane Georges passes to south also dumping heavy rain .most of cuba 4 killed 20,000 left homeless crops badly damaged sept 24th

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