Turks & Caicos 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.
Years
within 60
miles
1871,1877ts,1879ts,1882br,1885ts,1888,1889br,1891,1893,1898ts,1900ts
1901,1903ts,1905br,1906br,1908,1918ts,1919,1923ts,1926,1926br,1928br,1932ts
1933,1934tsbr,1940ts,1940tsbr,1941ts,1942ts,1945,1948ts,1952ts,1954br,1955tsbr
,1956br,1960,1962ts,1981tsbr,1985ts,1985,1990tsbr,1996br,1996br,2003 tsbr,2004,2004ts,2006tsbr
47
times in 137yrs end of 2007
Names
from list
above
Donna,Charlie,Edna,katies,Betsy,Florence,Edith,Gert,Isabel,kate,klaus,Bertha,Hortense,Mindy ,Frances,Jeanne,Chris,
How often this area gets
affected?
brushed or hit every 2.91 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(13h)once every 10.54 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next
before the end of the 2009 season
Last affected by
2006, Aug 4th A weakening TS Chris passes well to the south becoming a tropical depression.
This
areas hurricane past
1871 a Hurricane with 105mph winds passes just north while moving WNW
1888 90mph sept 4th many killed traveled east to west
1908 sept 11th 105mph winds just south 19 killed 8 missing
1926 sept 16th, Turks reports winds gusting to 150mph with huge boulders being slammed on beaches.Storm surge moves 3/4 of a mile inland with roofs ripped off buildings.
1933 press 29.37 85mph
1945 sept 14th 120mph,many roofs torn off homes press 28.84 moving wnw.Several killed
1960 hurricane donna sept 7th 145mph just north dumps 20 inches of rain in 24 hrs. more here
1963 hurricane
Edith hits with 110mph while moving N.E
1985 hurricane kate hits as a cat 1
on nov 18th while moving west
1996 hurricane Bertha passes 65 miles to the
N.E with 115mph winds press 28.67 gusts to 90mph were observed on july
8th
1996 hurricane Hortense passes 35 miles to the E.N.E area got gusts to
101mph press 28.64
2004 ,Sept 2nd,Hurricane Frances passes just north with 140mph winds,moderate damage.Numerous trees down.Minor roof
damage to some homes along Whitby Beach. some
roof damage, shingles, guttering, etc. On Providenciales, reports of two homes damaged but no one hurt or
killed.There are about 10 utility poles down, but not major damage to the power. sat image at time of landfall hurricane watch net 02/00Z DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...GRAND TURK ISLAND REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND
OF 79 MPH...125 KM/HR...AS THE EYE OF FRANCES PASSED TO THE NORTH. SOME
DAMAGE TO TREES AND ROOFS HAVE BEEN ALSO BEEN REPORTED ON THE ISLAND.
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