(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 or near core 1871bdts,1871,1872tsbr,1874,1877ts,1879ts,1880tsbr,1880bd,1880,1882br,1885ts 1886br,1886,1888,1888tsbd,1889tsbr,1893ts,1896,1899ts,1900ts,1907tsbr,1909bdts 1919ts,1920ts,1930ts,1932ts,1933bdts,1934tsbd,1935,1940ts,1941ts,1945br 1947ts,1949bdts,1950,1950ts,1968br,1976subtsbr,1985,1990ts,1995br,1995tsbd,1996tsbr,2000 ts,2004tsbr,2004bdts,2006tsbr,2008tsbd,2012ts,(2013 ts not in stats) 49
times in 141yrs end of 2012
Names from list above Easy,Gladys,Elena,Marco,Allison,Erin,Josephine,Gordon,Frances,Jeanne ,Alberto,Fay,Debby,Andrea,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=34, 69.39% H=15, 30.61%
Longest gap between storms 17 years 1950-1968
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.88 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (10h)once every 14.10 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 77mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next affected in 2013
Last affected
by June 6th,2013 Tropical storm Andrea moves on shore approx 25 miles to the north with 60mph winds while moving N.E.
This areas hurricane past 1871 sept 6th a 80mph cane hits from the SW 1874 sept 28th 80mph 1880 bd hurricane regains hurricane strength with 80mph winds moving WNW 1880 Oct 8th 80mph from the SW just south 1886 july 18th 75mph 1888 a hurricane kills 9 people here oct 10th95mph 1893 june 15th a minimal hurricane dumps heavy rain here 1896 sept 29th 10ft storm surge 100
killed,moving at 46mph. Tremendous destruction occurred in a 50 mile wide swath from Cedar Key to Savannah. Winds est near 125mph north of Cedar Key. 1935 sept 4th (labor day keys hurricane)3 killed heavy coastal damage winds of 90mph worst flooding since 1896 1941 oct 15 inches of rain minor damage 1950 EASY sept5th a storm surge of
5.1 ft with a cat 3 at low tide 38inches of rain 125mph winds 2/3rds of homes
destroyed press 28.30 many cars had strange spots on them as a result researches found low barometeric pressure caused air pockets under the paint which later dissapeared. weather map
1985 Hurricane Elena with 115mph winds brushes by to the west while looping in the gulf 50 miles to the west causing some coastal flooding here. This is not considered a direct hit with the following observations, Cedar Key,FL 3:30 pm 8/31 45 mph 60 mph S , Cedar Key, FL ___ Over the road debris newspaper article #1 | newspaper article #2
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.............
Cedar key's history with tropical
systems
