Bimini's history with tropical
systems
(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
1871br,1873tsbr,1876ts,1878br,1881ts,1885,1886,1888br,1888-2ts,1891br,
1895tsbr,1895br,1899,1899br,1901tsbr,1903,1904,1906,1908br,1909ts,
1909,1916ts,1924tsbr,1926,1926br,1926,1928,1928,1933,1933,
1935,1935,1936tsbr,1937tsbr,1941br,1946ts,1946tsbr,1947br,1948,1949,
1950br,1953ts,1964br,1965br,1966,1979,1984tsbr,1987ts,1991ts,1992,2005ts,
52
times in 137yrs end of 2007
Names from list
above
king,Cleo,Betsy,Inez,David,Isadore,Floyd,Fabian,Andrew,Katrina,
How often this area gets
affected?
brushed or hit every 2.63 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(20h)once every 6.85 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next
before the end of the 2008 season
Last affected by
In 2005 a strengthening tropical storm Katrina passes by just north while moving west.
This areas hurricane past
1886 Aug 23 95mph from the south
1899 Aug 12th a 120mph cane hits from the SSE
1903 sept 11 95mph direct hit
1926 july 27th 105mph a number of homes destroyed.
1926 oct 21st 110mph
1928 95mph direct hit Aug 7th
1928 sept 17th 150mph just north, according to earlynewspaper reports 1 house left standing
1933 130mph just north sept 4th
1933 Oct 5th 140mph just south
1935 on sept 29th a 15ft storm surge
from a 120mph hurricane press 27.90 well before eye arrives, half of island is destroyed, 14 killed
1935 nov 3rd again from the north press 28.46 heavy damage
1949 aug 26th 150mph direct hit
1966 oct 3rd hurricane Inez hits with 85mph winds for nearly 18 hrs causing high tides & moderate damage
1979 sept 3rd hurricane david hits with 90mph winds causing minor damage here but dumped over 8 inches of rain. Some winds gusted to 110mph with extensive damage to many homes. Eye passage reported calm for two hours as it moved N.W.
1992 August 24th Hurricane Andrew passes by just to the south with 160mph winds. Damages estimated in the millions here but could have been worse with a direct hit.
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