(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 1871,1871bdtsbr,1878bdts,1879bdts,1880br,1880bdbr,1885br,1886bdtsbr,1891bdts,1893,1892ts 1894bd,1899br,1909ts,1910br,1920xtropstbd,1921bd,1925tsbd,1926,1930bdts,1934-37ts 1940-45bdts,1950bdtsbr,1960bd,1964ts,1964br,1968ts,1974subtsbd,1979br,1981ts,2001tsbd, 2002ts,2004bd,2004br,2005tsbr,2006bdts,2008ts 39
140yrs end of 2011
Names from
list above Easy,king,Donna,Cleo,Dora,Abby,David,Dennis,Gabrielle,Edouard,Charley,Frances, Tammy,Ernesto,Fay,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=24, 61.54% H=15, 38.46%
Longest gap between storms 19 years 1981-2001
How often Daytona gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.59 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (8h)once every 17.50 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 94mph
Statistically when Daytona should be affected
next before the end of 2012
Last affected by 2008 Aug 21st Tropical storm Fay meanders over the area for almost 24hrs with 60mph winds.
This areas
hurricane past 1871 Aug 18th a 100mph hurricane passes by just offshore while moving north 1893 just offshore with 120mph winds moving north Aug 27th 1894 80mph sept 26 1921 90mph Oct 25th 1926 75mph july 28th from the S.E 1950 tropical storm King oct 19th 70mph winds area has heavy wind gusts & bch erosion reported worst damage in many years,while being 35 miles to the west 1960 sept 11th hurricane donna passes by here on the way out to sea with 110mph winds Daytona's FAA aviation towert reported 99mph winds,press here 28.73 heavy damage here & throughout the southern 2/3rds of florida. Sustained ESE winds of 58mph 3:45 AM,4.58 inch of rain. more here 1979 Sept 4th 95mph David hits from the SSE
2004, August 13th Hurricane Charley hits from the SW with 85mph winds, Many trees down with power outages & minor structural damage. Tornado reported in county.Article
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.............
Daytona Beach,Florida's history with tropical
systems
