(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.Unless "extreme" Extratropical systems will not be noted! "?" indicates unknown at landfall.(since 1871)
Years
affected 1875ts,1877ts,1879ts,1888-2ts,1888,1891extratrop,,1893,1896extratropbr,1898ts,1927extratrop,1936extratrop,1937-2ts,1940,1950ts,1953br,1962,1963 extratrop,1969br,1988tsbr,2001ts
2005tsbr,2007extratrop,2008,2009br 26times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names
from list above Able,Carol,Daisy,Ginny,Gerda,Alberto,Karen ,Ophelia,Noel,Kyle,Bill,
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) (5h)once every 27.80 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2015
Last affected by 2009 Aug 23rd Hurricane Bill passes just south with 85mph winds while moving ENE.
This areas hurricane past 1873 Aug 25th 1,000 killed in Nova Scotia 1,200 ships grounded from a hurricane that moved up the eastern seaboard.
1888 nov 28th 90mph while moving N.E center passes just north & west.
1891 oct 15th 90mph moving NE
1893 aug 22nd 115mph moving NE
1908 Aug 2nd 95mph moving quickly NE
1927 Aug 25th a fast moving Extratropical x hurricane hits with 105mph winds
1936 a Extratropical x hurricane hits with 80mph winds on Sept 25th
1940 sept 17th 75mph moving NNE
1962 hurricane daisy hits with 75mph winds on Oct 8th
1963 Extratropical storm Ginny hits with 105mph winds on Oct 29th.Racing NNE.
2007 Extratropical storm Noel hits with 75mph winds on November 4th. Coastal floods and significant wave action washed out sections of coastal roads in Nova Scotia and many roads were littered with large rocks and boulders that washed ashore during the storm. Several waterfront buildings also suffered damage and some docks were destroyed. damage shot #1 | damage shot #2 | wave action | damage shot #4
2008 Sept 28th ,Hurricane Kyle passes just west with 75mph winds while becoming extratropical.Minimal damage reported with minimal surge ,approx 40,000 without power at height of landfall.
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.............
