(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 1873,1874tsbr,1876,1878,1883br,1884,1887-2tsbr,1894br,1896br,1899ts,1905tsbr,1908,1909,1916ts 1924tsbr,1927bdts,1930ts,1938tsbr,1939bdts,1949tsbd,1955,1958br ,1963,1966,1975tsbr,1979ts,1994ts,1998,2000ts,2006ts,2007ts,2007tsbr,2008,2010 35
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names from list
above Hilda,Ella,Flora,Inez,Eloise,David,Gordon,Georges,Debby,Ernesto, Noel,Olga,Ike,Tomas
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=19, 54.29% H=16, 45.71%
Longest gap between storms 14 years 1979-1994
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 4.00 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (12h)once every 11.66 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 94mph
Statistically when this
area should be affected next before the end of the 2014 season
Last affected
by 2010 Nov 5th Hurricane Tomas passes just east with 80mph winds.
This areas hurricane
past 1873 Sept 28th,105mph from the SSE passes just south while turning west. 1876 Sept 14th,80mph from the ESE 1878 sept 5th a cat 1,80mph hits while moving WNW ,hundreds drowned. 1884 Oct 9th just west from the south with 80mph winds 1908 Sept 29th, 85mph from the SSE 1909 Aug 23rd,85mph from the ESE 1955 sept 13th,Hurricane Hilda hits from the east with 80mph winds 1963 hurricane Flora Oct 4th, 120mph moved slowly over the area 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. 1998 Sept 23rd
hurricane Georges passes to south with 75mph winds dumping heavy rain, 4 killed 20,000 left homeless crops badly damaged
2008,Sept 8th Hurricane Ike hits with 105mph winds from the east.In Baracoa, resident William Montoya Sanchez, 39, said low-lying areas of the city were unrecognizable after Ike's passage, with roofs torn from homes and trees uprooted from the ground. State media said at least 200 homes were damaged beyond repair as the storm-surge pounded Baracoa's seawall and rose as high as nearby five-story buildings, sending people scrambling away from the seaside. Authorities said La Farola road, which connects Baracoa with the provincial capital in Guantanamo, was closed due to mudslides. Gusts reported to 86mph,Damage photo | photo of surge | Ike model history
2010 Nov 5th Hurricane Tomas passes just east with 80mph winds while moving NNE causes a minor surge. Tomas model history
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.............
Baracoa Cuba's history with tropical
systems
