Cape Hatteras,North carolina's 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.(since 1871)

Years within 60 miles
1879,1880bd,1887br,1888ts,1889tsbr,1893bdtsbr,1893tsbd,1893-2ts,1897bdtsbr,1897ts,1899,1899tsbr,
1901,1908,1908tsbr,1910ts,1913br,1925ts,1933ts,1933,1936br,1937tsbr,1944,1945ts
1953,1954,1954br,1955,1955ts,1958,1960,1962,1964-2bdts,1968br,1971bdtsbr,1972bdts,1981bdts
1984ts,1985,1986ts,1991br,1992tsbr,1993,1996ts,1998ts,1999ts,1999br,2002-2ts,2003,2004,2005br,2007tsbr,
55 times in 137yrs end of 2007

Names from list above
Barbara,Carol,Edna,Connie,Ione,Helene,Donna,Alma,Dora,Isabell,Gladys
Agnes,Doria,Dennis,Diana,Gloria,Andrew,Bob,Danielle,Emily,Arthur,Bonnie,Dennis,Floyd,Gustav,Kyle,Isabel, Alex,Ophelia,Gabrielle,

How often Cape Hatteras gets affected?
brushed or hit every 2.49 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(17h)once every 8.06 years

Statistically when Cape Hatteras should be affected next
affected in 2007
This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be affected by that year

Last affected by
2007,Sept 9th T.S Gabrielle brushes by to the west with 50mph winds & then heads out to sea.

This areas hurricane past
1879 Aug 18th 115mph from the south
1888 oct 11th a hurricane to west
1899 August 17th Cape Hatteras experienced 93 mph winds with gusts of 120 to 140 mph before the anemometer blew away. The island was covered by 4 to 10 feet of water.25 deaths reported in North Carolina pressure 28.62 inches at 8:00PM ET. Numerous ships sunk offshore
1901 july 11th 75mph
1908 july 31st 80mph
1925 a tropical storm hits in december from the south with 50mph winds
1933 on sept 16th 85mph 21 killed from a hurricane causing major damage,high storm surge in Pamlico & Albermarle sounds due to gusts of 125mph.
1944 a hurricane hits with 130mph winds press 27.97 390 lost at sea. Weather office reports 90mph winds while brushing just east & heading out to sea.
1953 aug 13th hurricane Barbara gusts to 100mph,some roof damage as she headed out to sea.| weather map
1954hurricane Carol aug 30th gusts to 90 & 100mph while brushing just east by 30 miles. Huge waves tear up fishing piers.Only a few houses unroofed
1955 aug 12th hurricane Connie just west Newspaper headline
1958 sept 28th hurricane helene just south with 125mph winds while moving NE. Sustained NNE @69mph,9:55PM,peak gust 106mph N,4.85inch of rain.NHC notes
1960 sept 12th hurricane Donna passes just west of here with 105mph winds causing moderate damage. more here
1962 hurricane Alma aug 28th 75mph winds just south & east
1985 sept 27th hurricane Gloria just east with 105mph winds. Newspaper headline | more on Hurricane Gloria here
1993 hurricane Emily hits sept 1st with 115mph winds for a short period of time causing some roof damage.
1999 hurricane dennis brushes first to the south & then circles back as a tropical storm.During the hurricane bruah hatteras recorded a gust to 121mph before anemometer failed.Dennis at the time had 85mph winds aug 30th.
2003 Sept 18th Hurricane Isabel hits with 100mph winds causing moderate damage.Maximum 1 minute wind 105mph Moving NW @24mph some roof damage,some coastal homes destroyed. 1,700 ft wide channel cut into Pamlico sound.10 ft storm surge observed in the Neuse river.-6 to 8 ft in upper Chesapeake river. | damage photos | Newspaper article
2004 Aug 3rd Hurricane Alex hits with 100mph winds on the way out to sea,causing heavy flooding around sounds.West eyewall on Cape hatteras with most cat 2 winds remaining offshore.. Pressure 28.70. Hundreds of cars flooded due to quick rising surge.Unofficial peak gust was 102mph in hatteras village. A gust to 87mph recorded in Avon before instrument failed.6 to 8 inches of rain in most areas.Damage est less than 5 million.

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