(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,1885,1887br,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,1982subtr, 1984ts,1985,1986ts,1991br,1992tsbr,1993,1996ts,1998ts,1999ts,1999br,2002-2ts,2003,2004,2005br,2007tsbr,2008 ts 58
times in 139yrs end of 2009
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,Cristobal
How often Cape Hatteras gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.40 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (18h)once every 7.72 years
Statistically when Cape Hatteras should be affected
next before the end of 2011 This is just a statistical average &
does not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by 2008 July 21st TS Cristobal passes just east with 50mph winds while moving out to sea.
This areas hurricane
past 1879 Aug 18th 115mph from the south 1885 Aug 26th 80mph 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.Pressure 28.25 with 13 inches of rain reported. 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 passes over with with 105mph winds. Pressure 27.98 winds reported at 6mph as eye passes over. 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.
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 Hatteras,North carolina's history with
tropical systems