(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 1871tsbr,1872bdts,1874bdtsbr,1875tsbr,1877xtropstbd,1878bdxtropstbr,1879,1880extratropst,1881tsbr, 1882tsbr,1885,1887xtropst,1888tsbd,1888xtropst,1888,1888xtroph,1889ts,1891xtropstbr,1894bdtsbr,1896,1897ts, 1902xtropst,1904 xtroph,1907xtropst,1913xtropstbr,1916,1923ts,1924,1927,1932xtropst,1934xtropstbd,1936 1938xtropst,1940br,1944,1944xtropst,1953br,1952xtropst,1954,1955bdts,1958br,1959ts,1960br,1961,1962,1966xtropst, 1969,1971tsbr,1972tsbr,1991,1996xtropst,1999ts,2004tsbd,2004ts,2006ts,2008tsbd,2011tsbr 57
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names
from list
above Barbara,Edna,Daisy,Diane,Donna,Cindy,Esther,Alma,Alma,Carrie,Gerda,Bob,Gerda, Doria,Heidi,Belle,Bob,Bertha ,Floyd,Josephine,Charley,Hermine,Beryl,Hanna,Irene,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=37, 64.91% H=20, 35.09%
Longest gap between storms 18 years 1972-1991
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.46 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (16h)once every 8.69 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 94mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2014 season
This is just a statistical average & does
not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by Aug 28th, 2011 T.S Irene passes well west with 60mph winds while moving NNE.
This areas hurricane
past 1879 Aug 19th eye passes over 80mph 1885 Sept 23rd, 90mph just east from the SSW 1888 Sept 27th, 90mph just east from the SSW 1896 Sept 10th, 80mph from the SSE 1904 sept 15th,extratropical hurricane hits from the S.W with 85mph winds 1916 July 21st ,85mph from the south 1924 Aug 26th 90mph from the S.W 1927 Aug 24th, 105mph just east from the S.W 1936 Sept 19th 90mph from the WSW 1944 80mph winds from the SSW sept
15th press 28.34 1954 hurricane Edna hits with 120mph winds on
Sept 11th from the SSW. 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 1962 Aug 29th Hurricane Alma passes to the east with 90mph from the S.W 1969 Sept 9th, Hurricane Gerda passes just east with 120mph winds from the S.W 1991 hurricane Bob hits just west with 110mph winds from the SSW , 5 associated Tornadoes press 28.45 august 19thNewspaper article | av model error
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.............
