(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 1876,1906,1908br,1911br,1933ts,1971,1988 1993-2ts,1996,2005tsbr,2009br 12
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names from list above Irene,Joan,Bret,Gert,Cesar,Beta,Ida
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=4, 33.33% H=8, 66.67%
Longest gap between storms 37 years 1933-1971
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every11.67 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for a few hours) (5h)once every 27.80 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 103mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2019
Last affected
by 2009 Nov 6th Hurricane Ida makes landfall well north of here.
This areas hurricane past 1876 Oct 3rd 105mph winds from due east,reports of destruction In 1906 Oct 10th,a cat 3 120mph hurricane from the ESE causes a 15
ft tidlewave press 28.57 1971 sept 19th Irene hits Nicaragua just south of
Bluefields from the east sept 19th with 75mph winds, then moved into the Pacific. 1988 Oct 22nd,hurricane Joan hits from the east with 135mph
winds press 27.46 destroys the area & kills 148 in Nicaragua 1 billion dollars damage in Nicaragua 1996 July 8th,hurricane Cesar with 80mph winds
hits from the east with a press of 29.21 dumps heavy rain 50 killed.
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.............
Bluefields,Nicaragua's history with tropical
systems
