(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,2008-2 49
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names
from list
above Donna,Charlie,Edna,katies,Betsy,Florence,Edith,Gert,Isabel,kate,klaus,Bertha,Hortense,Mindy ,Frances,Jeanne,Chris,Hanna,Ike,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.84 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (15h)once every 9.27 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2011
Last affected by 2008 Sept 7th,Hurricane Ike hits with 130mph winds while moving west.Reports of heavy damage in Turks & caicos.
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 | Gordon Dunn talks about forecasting Donna 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.
2008 Sept 2nd Hurricane Hanna hits with 80mph winds while drifting S.E,minor damage reported. Official obs only showed gusts to 66mph so it was unlikely that hurricane force winds were experienced over the islands except for the western most regions
2008 Ike hits with 135mph winds just south.In South Caicos, a fishing-dependent island of 1,500 people, most homes were damaged, the airport was under water, power will be out for weeks, and every single boat was swept away despite being towed ashore for safety, Minister of Natural Resorces Piper Hanchell said.In Providenciales, there was flooding, roof damage and downed power lines but no injuries, he said.Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI)
The airports in Providenciales, Grand Turk, and South Caicos were all flooded during the storm
At 3:40 pm EDT on Sep 7, 2008, no casualties have been reported in the Turks
and Caicos.
Grand Turk suffered approximately 85% damage to housing and infrastructure of
which 50% is major and reported sustained winds of 116mph..
South Caicos suffered major damage with approximately 65% of roofs blown off.
Report from Middle Caicos and North Caicos indicated that there was only minor
damage to roofs.
There is major flooding in South Caicos due in part to previous ground
saturation from Tropical Storm Hanna. North and Middle Caicos had minimal
flooding of roads.
In Grand Turk, roads are impassable due to fallen poles and electrical wires.
Grand Turk, North, Middle, and South Caicos, and Salt Cay have lost electricity
and water.
While Provo has suffered some roof damage and some poles, all utilities and
major infrastructure are still intact. | Ike model history
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.............
Turks & Caicos history with tropical
systems
