(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 or near core 1871ts,1871-2bdts,1873ts,1873bdtsbr,1874,1877bdts,1878,1878bdts,1880bdts,1881bdbr,1882bdts,1884ts,1885,1885-3bdts,1888bdts,1888bdbr,1893tsbd,1893-2m,1894,1894bdbr,1896bdm, 1898m,1906ts,1907bdts,1910tsbr,1912-14ts,1915ts,1916ts,1919ts,1924bdts,1926bdts,1928bd,1932bdts,1935bdtsbr,1938bdts,1944ts,1945bdts,1947xts,1947ts,1947br,1949bdbr,1950bdbr, 1952br,1960bdts,1964tsbd,1964brm,1966bdts,1968ts,1976subtsbd,1976subts,1979,1981tsbr,1984tsbr,2002tsbr,2005ts,2006tsbdbr,2012ts,2013bdts,2016-3bdts,2016br,2017tsbd,2019brm,2020bdts, 2021bdts,2022-2br,2023bdbr 74
times in 152yrs end of 2023
Names from list above Able,Brenda,Abby,Cleo,Dora,Alma,David,Dennis,Isadore,Kyle,Tammy,Alberto,Beryl,Andrea,Colin,Hermine,Julia,Matthew,Irma,Dorian,Eta,Elsa,Ian,Nicole,Idalia
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=51, 68.92% H=23, 31.08%
Longest gap between storms 17 years 1985-2001
How often Brunswick gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.05 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for a few hours) (10h)once every 15.2 years State stats
Average years between direct major hurricane hits.(major hurricane at adv upon passage) (4)once every 38 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 102mph
Statistically when Brunswick should be affected
next before the end of 2025
Last affected by 2023 August 30th hurricane Idalia brushes well to the N.W with 75mph winds while moving N.E
Brunswick's hurricane
history 1874 Sept 28th a hurricane from the SW stays just offshore with 80mph winds 1878 Sept 12th just offshore moving north 90mph 1885 Aug 25th just offshore 105mph while moving north 1893 Aug 28th a major hurricane with 115mph winds just east kills over 2,000 in georgia & carolinas,reports had dowtown Brunswick under 6 ft of water for up to 12 hrs,offshore of St. Simons Island by 25-30 statute miles.wind field map | Hit map 1893 Oct 13th just off shore while moving NNE 120mph winds. Hit map
1894 Sept 26th, 85mph just east while moving north. 1896 sept 29th a cat 2 115mph passes over while moving N.E. Winds caused very heavy damage in the area.Hit map
1898 Oct 2nd, 130mph from the S.E a hurricane leaves area under 4 ft of water oct 2nd scores drowned. Winds est at 135mph and data suggest that this Hurricane may have been the size of Hugo (1989 S Carolina). Calm reported at 11AM,Dunn and Miller reported 179 killed in coastal Georgia and 16 foot storm surge in downtown Brunswick. Hit map 1928 Sept 18th from the south just inland with 90mph winds 1979 Sept 4th David to east by
30 miles with 85mph winds minor damage. NHC Wallet
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