Cocoa Beach,Florida's history with tropical systems
Current weather
(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
1871-2,1873bd,1874-76br,1880,1885br,1888,1893,1899,1909ts
1910,1926br,1928,1933,1934tsbd,1944br,1950bd,1951-53-59tsbd,1960bd
1962ts,1964ts,1976tsbr,1979,1981tsbr,1983ts,1985ts,-88tsbd,1995br,1999br,2001tsbd,2004br,2004,2004br,2005tsbr
37 137yrs end of 2007


Names from list above
King,Donna,Alma,Cleo,Emily,David,Dennis,Barry,Erin,Irene, Gabrielle,Charley,Frances,Jeanne,Tammy,

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 3.70 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(14h)once every 9.79 years

Statistically when this area should be affected next
before the end of the 2009 season

Last affected by
2005 Oct 5th T-Storm Tammy forms offshore by 25 miles with limited banding or rain in this area and 40mph winds.

This areas hurricane past
1871 Aug 18th a 90mph hurricane passes by to the West while moving north
1871 a week later another hurricane comes ashore just south with 90mph winds.
1873 oct 7th a fast moving cat 1 hits from the SW with 90mph winds
1880 a severe hurricane direct hit 105mph
1893 110mph Oct 12
1899 Aug 13 120mph approx 35 miles offshore
1928 aug 8th 80mph
1950 hurricane king oct 18th 30 miles to the west with 75mph winds causes heavy bch erosion & damage
1979 David 95mph sept 3rd
1995 erin to south by 50 miles with 85mph winds gusts to 100mph heavy damage to beach front buildings. Newspaper article
1999 oct 16th hurricane Irene hits 50 miles to ther east with 75mph winds heavy flooding & many tree linms down.Moving North at 8mph Newspaper article.
2004 Sept 5th, Hurricane Frances hits with 95mph windspassing to the south. . Many trees down,signs damaged power out for days a very large & slow moving hurricane,tree down at house on 810 cedar drive.fences down, damage to car.Cape canaveral Mercury redstone rocket tipped over.approx 6 ft storm surge.
2004 Sept 26th, Hurricane Jeanne brushes to South with 120mph winds by 55 miles,moderate damage to area, second hurricane in 22 days.. .



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