(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 1875br,1876bdts,1879-2br,1880extratrop,1885br,1888tsbr,1888br,1889tsbr,1916ts,1923ts,1924br,1936br 1954,1955-59bdts,1960br,1961,1972tsbr,1991,1996tsbr,1999tsbr,2004tsbd,2004ts,2006ts,2008tsbd 26
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names
from list
above Edna,Diane,Donna,Cindy,Esther,Carrie,Bob,Gerda,Doria,Heidi,Belle,Bob,Bertha ,Floyd,Charley,Hermine,Beryl,Hanna,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 5.35 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (3h)once every 46.33 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2014
This is just a statistical average & does
not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by Sept 7th, 2008 TS Hanna passes just west very quickly while moving from the S.W moving N.E with 50mph winds.
This areas hurricane
past 1879 Hurricane force winds remained offshore 1916 85mph july 21st 1944 80mph winds from the SSW sept
15th press 28.34 1954 hurricane edna hits with 90mph winds in mid
sept 1961 sept 22nd Hurricane being downgraded to T.S Esther brushes just south with 120mph down to 70mph while passing by,this Hurricane was earlier cloud seeded 1991 hurricane Bob hits with 97mph winds.area had sustained winds of
70mph & 5 associated Tornadoes press 28.45 august 19thNewspaper article
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.............
