(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 60
miles 1873br,1876,1878ts,1878ts,1888tsbr,1891-2ts,1892ts,1894,1895ts 1899ts,1904ts,1906br,1906,1909br,1910br,1916ts,1916br,1924,1926bd,1928ts,1929bd,1932tsbd,1934ts,1935,1935bd,1936-2ts 1941bd,1944br,1945bd,1947bd,1947,1948,1948br,1950br,1952ts,1953ts,1960,1964,1965bd,1966-2br,1969tsbr,1976ts,1981ts,19
92bd,1999,2005,2006ts,2008ts 51 times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names from list above King,Donna,Isabell,Betsy,Dennis,Andrew,Harvey ,Irene,Wilma,Ernesto,Fay,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=22, 43.14% H=29, 56.86%
Longest gap between storms 10 years 1981-1992
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.75 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (19h)once every 7.37 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 115mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2011
Last affected by 2008 Aug 19th TS Fay passesover the area with 55mph winds while moving NNE
This areas hurricane past 1876 106mph Oct 20th from the south 1894 sept 25th 95mph while moving north approx 40 miles to the west 1906 Oct 18th , 120mph from the S.W passing just SE of here 1910 Oct 17th a hurricane with 120mph just west from the SSW kills 2 here. 1924 Oct 20th 90mph from the WSW 1926 Sept 18th 130mph from the east coast moving WNW 1929 sept 28th winds 95mph from the ESE after hitting key largo press 28.95 65 homes damaged. 1935 sept 3rd labor day hurricane passes approx 25 miles to the west while moving n.w with 125mph winds after battering the keys.Suprisingly the lowest pressure reported in everglades city was 29.69 1935 Nov 4th 75mph from the ENE 1941 oct 6th 120mph from the east , heavy flooding 1945 Sept 15th 130mph from the ESE 1947 Sept 17th 145mph from the east while moving slowly just north,storm surge 5.5ft 1947 Oct 12th 85mph from the SW 1948 a cat 3
bar 28.44-120mph from the SSW 1960 hurricane Donna sept 10th press 28.13 winds here 150mph gusts to 175mph ,8 ft storm surge here up to 4 miles inland,half of buildings destroyed. more here | Gordon Dunn talks about forecasting Donna
1964 oct 15th hurricane Isabell hits with 125mph winds 4 ft storm surge,very heavy damage in SW Florida. 1965 Sept 8th Hurricane Betsy passes just south with 120mph winds after slamming the upper keys. 1992 Hurricane Andrew August 24th,passes to the south with 140mph winds gusts to 90 mph while moving in from the everglades on
the way across the state. | Wilma satelite picture.
1999 Oct 15th,Hurricane Irene comes ashore in Everglades National park 25 to 30 miles east of here with 80mph winds.Newspaper article
2005 Oct 24th Hurricane Wilma hits from the SW with 125mph winds while moving very quickly. Mobile homes in Immokalee, Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Plantation Island were heavily damaged, said County Commission Chairman Fred Coyle. Everglades city surge photo#1 | Chokoloskee surge
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.............
