(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 1871br,1871,1872bdts,1873bdtsbr,1873,1876bd,1880,1885,1887tsbd,1892bdts,1893-2 1894bdbr,1897ts,1899br,1899bdtsbr,1910bdtsbr,1915ts,1916tsbr,1921bd,1925xtrophbdbr,1926,1928ts, 1928,1933-2br,1934tsbd,1937ts,1939br,1944bdtsbr,1945bdbr,1949,1950bdtsbr,1950bdbr,1951bdtsbr, 1953bdtsbr,1960bd,1964tsbd,1964br,1968bdts,1974subtsbd,1979,1981bdts, 1983ts,1984ts,1985bdts,1988tsbd,1994bdts,1995br,1995ts,1999bd,2001tsbd,2004,2004br,2005tsbr,2008tsbd 56 times
140yrs end of 2011
Names from
list above Easy,king,How,Hazel,Donna,Cleo,Dora,Abby,David,Dennis,Barry,Isidore, Bob,Keith,Gordon,Erin,Jerry,Irene ,Gabrielle,Frances,Jeanne,Tammy,Fay,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=29, 51.79% H=27, 48.21%
Longest gap between storms 10 years 1899-1910
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.50 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (15h)once every 9.27 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 100mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next 1 year overdue
Last affected
by 2008 Aug 20th TS Fay passesover the area while moving very slowly NNE with 50mph winds dumping heavy rain while stalling.
This areas hurricane past 1871 Aug 25th,just west 105mph
from the s.e 1873 a cat 1 hits from the SW just south of here with 90mph winds on Oct 7th 1876 Oct 20th, 90mph from the SSW passes just east 1880 aug 29th 105mph from the east over 50 killed 1885, 90mph from the SSE a 10 ft storm surge aug 24th severe erosion eye 20 miles off shore 1893 aug 27th 120mph just east from the SSE 1893 Oct 12th, 120mph from the SSE also just east 1921 Oct 26th,90mph from the WSW just north
1926 july28th 80mph winds from quick moving hurricane from the SSE causes 2 million dollars damage
1928 Sept 17th,125mph from the S.E passes just south 1949 Aug 27th, 115mph to the south from the S.E 1960 Sept 11th, Hurricane Donna passes by to thew west from the S.W with 115mph winds 1979 Sept 3rd hurricane david,95mph from the SSE 1999 oct 16th hurricane Irene 40 miles to the east from the SSW with 80mph winds causes moderate tree damage & flooding press 29.12Newspaper article
2004 Sept 5th, 90mph Hurricane Frances hits passing to the south from the ESE with hurricane force winds extending north while passing inland. . Many trees down,signs damaged power out for days a very large & slow moving hurricane,tree down at house on 810 cedar drive.fences down, damage to car.Cape canaveral Mercury redstone rocket tipped over.
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.............
Cape Canaveral's history with tropical
systems
