(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 1873tsbr,1876,1878ts,1879-2tsbr,1885ts,1886br,1887ts,1893ts,1895br 1896,1898tsbr,1899,1903br,1904tsbr,1909ts,1909tsbr,1909br,1909br,1909tsbr 1909br,1910ts,1910br,1911tsbr,1912,1912,1915br,1915br,1916,1918tsbr 1922tsbr,1923tsbr,1927ts,1927tsbr,1928tsbr,1931ts,1932,1933br,1933-2ts,1933-2br 1938br,1939ts,1944,1944,1945tsbr,1948,1951-2br,1952,1955ts,1955 1969ts,1975tsbr,1980br,1981ts,1988,2002ts,2004-2,2007br,2008br,2008 64
times in 139yrs end of 2009 (the most affected area in the Atlantic basin)
Names from list
above Charlie,Item,Fox,Hilda,Camille,Eloise,Allen,katrina,Gilbert ,Isidore,Charley,Ivan,Dean,Gustav,Paloma,
How often grand cayman gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.17 years (most affected in the database)
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (16h)once every 8.69 years
Statistically when Grand Cayman should be affected next before the end of 2011
Last affected
by 2008 November 8th Hurricane Paloma hits with 140mph winds while moving N.E.
This areas hurricane past 1876 90mph from the south oct 17th,All the churches and most of the houses were totally destroyed while those that remained standing were so badly damaged they were scarcely habitable. All of the vessels in the different harbours were either driven ashore or broken up. Two schooners moored in Duck Pond in the Great [North] Sound parted their moorings and broke up on the outer reef. Some portions of them were found on the shore near the South Sound after the storm. "A large foreign ship drove ashore at West Bay, with masts, deck and cargo gone, evidently she had rolled over and over. 1879 november 17th from the south 1896 sept 26th 120mph 1899 oct 28th 80mph 1912 oct 11th 80mph just north 1912 a cat 2
did a loop over the area on november 21st 1916 aug 16th a cat 3 hits directly causing
heavy damage 1932 on November 7th a cat 4 hits with 135mph winds causing
heavy damage came from the S.E very heavy damage on Cayman Brac estimates of a storm surge of 32ft.109 killed here. Losses in Grand Cayman included about 60 houses entirely demolished or seriously damaged; 250 people lost practically all their possessions and were rendered homeless 1944 aug 21st 85mph 1944 oct 16th 80mph sat over the area for 24
hrs dumping over 30 inches of rain 1948 sept 19th 80mph 1952 Hurricane Fox pounds the ilsnads while moving up from the south with 120mph winds on October 24th.weather map 1955 hurricane Hilda sept 15th75mph from the
E.N.E 1969 Camille is born in this area before later becoming a
cat 5 before hitting U.S 1980 hurricane Allen passes well to the north with
155mph winds 1988 hurricane Gilbert sept 13th brushes 30 miles to the south with 140mph
winds a anemometer on a 40ft tower is the only measurement taken as Gilbert passed recorded a gust to 157mph between 7 & 8am,assumption give winds of about 93mph at grand cayman with gusts to 120mph only a 5 ft
storm surge due to deep water around islands wind caused moderate damage due to
quick movement & very good construction & of course not being hit
directly . Very severe damage to crops, pastures, trees. A number of private homes, their owners away, virtually destroyed. Satelite photo | #2 | newspaper article
2004 August 12th, Hurricane Charley brushes just east of Grand Cayman with 85mph winds. The islands were on the weak side of system and only recieved light winds.
2004 ,sept 12th hit by Hurricane Ivan with 155mph winds moving just to the south with Ivan having a wind field approx 85 miles out. Heavy damage in Grand cayman with many roofs ripped off well built buildings as many as 95%. High gust 169mph with an 8 to 10 ft storm surge,12.14 inches of rain.Two deaths as direct result in Cayman Islands.1.8 Billion in damage. Models 2 days before hitting | Damage photo | satelite photo | Monument
2008 November 8th Hurricane Paloma hits Cayman Brac & little Cayman with 140mph winds while moving N.E. Many roofs reported blown off, injuries reported but no deaths.A storm surge of 4 to 8 feet is estimated to have occurred on Cayman Brac, with 2 to 4 feet estimated on Little Cayman. On Cayman Brac an unofficial anemometer at an elevation of 27 meters measured a sustained wind of 131 kt around 1200 UTC 8 November, near the time of Paloma’s maximum intensity. Nearly 18 inches of rain fell in Cayman Brac. Paloma model history | Damage shot from Cayman Brac
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.....National hurricane center.......hurricanecity.com (calculations) Jim Williams.....
Grand Cayman's history with tropical
systems
