(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 1876bdbr,1876br,1878bdbr,1885
br,1888br,1889bdts,1891br,1891bdts,1892bdts 1893-95br,1898tsbr,1899br,1901ts,1903,1904-06-24bdbr,1926br,1928,1928br 1933br,1935br,1936ts,1939br,1945,1946ts,1947,1947bd,1948bd,1948bdbr,1949 1950,1952-53tsbr,1959tsbdbr,1960tsbd,1964,1964bd,1976ts,1979br,1981-84ts,1992br,1995ts,1998tsbr,1999bdts,1999bd,2004-2br,2005,2005bd,2006tsbr 53
139yrs end of 2009
Names from
list
above king,Judith,Cleo,Isabell,Dottie,David,Dennis,Isadore,Andrew,Jerry,Mitch,Harvey,Irene, Frances,Jeanne,Katrina,Wilma,Ernesto,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.62 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 to 50 miles to include small hurricanes) (13h)once every 10.69 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next due in 2010
Last affected
by 2006 TS Ernesto weakens to depression well west of here while moving north
This
areas hurricane past 1903 a cat 1 hits sept 12th 1928 Sept 16th 150mph southern eyewall while moving NW. 1/3 of homes destroyed,railcars blown off tracks Newspaper article#1 | #2 | #3 | #4 1945 Sept 16th a major hurricane with 125mph winds passes just weat while moving NNW 1947 sept 17th total devestation gusts to 155mph bar
27.76 large hurricane slow moving pounded the area for hours 11 ft storm surge kills 51,this was a cape verde system.weather map 1948 sept 22nd from the SW a cat 1 hits 1949 aug 26th just north winds here gust to 135mph. weather map | Newspaper headline | Newspaper article 1950 hurricane King oct 17th 15 miles to west this small hurricane caused moderate damage over a small area in western palm bch county with 90mph winds 1964 aug 27th hurricane cleo hits with 95mph winds causing minor damage while moving north 1964 oct 14th hurricane Isabell from the SW with 125mph winds causes moderate damage here as she maintained her intensity even after hitting the west coas 1992 hurricane andrew passed well south & boca got
gusts to 75mph.
1999 oct 15th hurricane irene hits just west coming from the south with 75mph winds press 29.12. some flooding & trees down but no hurricane force winds reported.Newspaper article
2005 aug 25th, Hurricane Katrina hits Ft Lauderdale while moving WSW, approx 30 miles to the south while passing by with 75mph winds causing minimal damage.
2005,Oct 24th Hurricane Wilma hits from the SW with 105mph winds while moving quickly N.E. Wilma passed just North of Boca while the east eyewall hit the metro areas. Damage was extensive in Boca raton,exspecially along US1. Significant roof damage to many buildings,power poles & signs.Radar during worst conditions in Boca | Wilma satelite picture | concrete Power pole snapped
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.............
Boca Raton's history with tropical
systems