(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 1892,1893,1898-2ts,1906,1916ts,1916br,1918,1921ts,1924ts,1931ts,1931,1931tsbr,1932-2ts,1933,1933ts, 1934,1938ts,1939ts,1940ts,1941,1942ts,1942,1943ts,1945ts,1945,1954ts,1955,1960,1961-2, 1969,1971-2ts,1974-2,1978,1980ts,1993ts,1996tsbr,2000 ,2001 t.s,2001,2007br,2008 ts,2010-2ts ,2010,2011ts, 49
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names from list
above Alice,Janet,Abby,Francelia,Anna,Hattie,Edith,Laura,Carmen,Fifi,Greta,Gert,Dolly,Keith ,Chantal,Iris,Dean,Arthur,Alex, Matthew, Richard,Harvey,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=27, 55.10% H=22, 44.89%
Longest gap between storms 9 years 1906-1916
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.86 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for a few hours) (21h)once every 6.67 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 102mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2014
Last affected by 2011 Aug 20th Tropical storm Harvey hits south of Belize City with 65mph winds.
This areas hurricane past 1864 Aug 31st a 5 ft
tide inundated the town 80mph. 1892 Oct 12th 95mph from the ESE 1893 July 6th 90mph from the S.E north part of country 1906 Oct 13th, 80mph from the SSE 1918 Aug 26th 80mph from the east 1931 Sept 10th a hurricane with 125mph just north of Belize city 132mph for 10 min 1,500
killed. 1933 Sept 12th, 80mph very north tip of country from the SSE 1934 June 8th, 80mph mainly offshore islands affected from the south 1941 Sept 28th,85mph from the ESE south part of country 1942 Nov 8th, 95mph north part of country from the east 1945 Oct 4th,85mph from the east 1955 major hurricane Janet levels the area sept 27th ,corozal town destroyed with 160mph winds (914mb). Belize damage shot Hurricane hunter aircraft Snowcloud Five lost & never found. 1960 July 15th ,75mph winds Hurricane Abby from the east south part of country 1961 July 24th Hurricane Anna 80mph moving west 1961 Oct 31st,hurricane Hattie
hits just south with 27.17 press 150mph winds with gusts to 200mph an 13ft storm
surge kills 275 as 75% of area is destroyed Newspaper article | Monument
1969 Hurricane Francelia hits southern Belize with 90mph winds on sept 4th from the east. 1974 Sept 2nd Hurricane Carmen hits the north part of country with 125mph winds from the east 1974 Sept 19th,hurricane Fifi 105mph ,85 to 100kt winds reported here,tides 10 to 12 ft. 1978 Sept 19th Hurricane Greta a cat borderline cat 3 115mph from the ESE.
Oct 1st,2000 Hurricane Keith hit the areas of Belize city & North.Sat just offshore as a cat 4 135mph winds,then slowly moved S.W nearing Belize city with 75mph winds. Heavy damage on offshore islands & heavy flooding as 2 ft of water was standing in belize city.Chetumal Bay emptied out due to strong north winds.
Oct 8th 2001, Hurricane Iris hits southern Belize with 145mph winds causing major damage as nearly 95% of buildings were heavily damaged. A 14 ft storm surge was reported & 31 killed as 20 of those were people on a dive boat.This was a very small hurricane with hurricane force winds extending out around 20 miles from the center. Total damage estimated at 66 million.
2010 Oct 24th Hurricane Richard comes ashore just south of Belize City as a cat 1 with 90mph winds. Flooding in many homes in Belize City but no deaths. radar animation | Model history | Recorded ham radio and calls to radio stations(12m)............(subscription required
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.............
Belize history with tropical
systems
