(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 1871-3bdts,1873bdts,1874bd,1878,1880tsbr,1881,1882ts,1884ts,1885,1885bdts,1886bdts,1888bdts,1888tsbr,1893bdts,1893-2, 1894,1894bdts,1896bd,1898,1906ts,1907bdts,1910ts,1911,1913tsbr,1916ts,1924tsbd,1924xtropstbd,1927ts,1928tsbd,1929bdtsbr, 1934ts,1935bdts,1940,1941tsbd,1944ts,1945ts,1947,1947bdts,1952,1953bdxtropst,1956bdxtropst,1957bdts,1959br,1959,1960ts, 1963br,1964tsbd,1966bdts,1976subts,1979,1981tsbr,1982subtsbr,1985,1985bdts,1988ts,1989,1996bdxtropst,1998bdxtropst,1999,2007bdxtropst, 63
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names
from list
above Able,Florence,Flossy,Cindy,Gracie,Brenda,Ginny,Dora,Alma,David,Dennis,Bob,Kate,Chris,Hugo ,Josephine,Earl,Irene,Barry,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=43, 68.25% H=20, 31.75%
Longest gap between storms 9 years 1966-1976
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every2.22 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for a few hours) (18h)once every 7.78 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 96mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next 2 years overdue This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be
affected by that year
Last
affected by 2007 xtratropical storm barry moves through with 45mph winds
This
areas hurricane past 1874 Sept 28th from the SSW 80mph 1878 Sept 12th 85mph from the south 1881 Aug 27th 105mph from the S.E just south 1885 aug 25th 110mph hurricane from the south 1893 Aug 28th 105mph winds from the SSE 1893 Oct 13th from the south with 120mph winds just east ,many killed total devestation 120mph 1000s killed in south carolina. A storm tide of 12.6ft recorded.wind field map 1894 Sept 27th, 90mph from the SSW 1896 sept 29th,a 95mph hurricane passes just west while moving N.E extreme wind damage. 1898 Aug 31st a cat 1 hits the area with 80mph winds just south while moving WNW 1911 Aug 28th 95mph from the S.E 1940 Aug 11th just south
a cat one 80mph hits while weakening to a T-Storm from the east. 1947 Oct 15th from the east coming in just south with 85mph winds causes high tides here damaging fishing fleets. 1952 Aug 31st from the SSE with 100mph winds causing moderate damage 1959 Sept 29th,hurricane Gracie hits just north with 120mph winds & a forward speed of 12mph in
late sept. Area got gusts to 140mph 12 killed by many tornadoes & 11 inches
of rain being a fast moving hurricane saved many lives,very heavy damage. One man killed when his car was upended by violent winds.Pressure observed at 28.05 inches. Highest observed 5 min wind speed was 97mph from the wsw with highest gust 138mph from the WSW. Eye passed near Beaufort with dead calm reported at Coffin point for 35 minutes. 1979 Sept 5th David hits just west from the south with 85mph winds while moving north,some moderate damage by the mid
sept hurricane 1985 July 24th Hurricane Bob hits from the south with 75mph winds 1989 Sept 22nd,Hugo passed 53 miles to north with 140mph winds area got minor
damage. | satelite photo| Newspaper headline | more on Hurricane Hugo here 1999 Oct 17th Hurricane Irene hits from the SSW just east with 75mph winds ,
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.............
Beaufort,South Carolina's history with tropical
systems
