Deerfield Beach,Florida's history with tropical
systems
(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 1876bd,1876tsbr,1878ts,1878tsbd,1878,1881bdbr,1885br,1888ts,1888bdts,1889bdts,1891br,1892-95bdts,,1898-99br,1903 1904-06br,1919,1924bdts,1926-2br,1928,1928br,1933,1935br,1936bdts,1941br,1945 1946,1947,1947bd,1948-2bdbr,1949,1950,1952-53-60bdts,1964,1964bd 1976ts,1979br,1984ts,1992br,1995ts,1998bdbrts,1999ts,1999,2004br,2005,2005bd,2006tsbr 53
times in 137yrs end of 2007
Names from list
above king,Able,Cleo,Isabell,Dottie,David,Dennis,Isadore,Andrew,Jerry,Mitch,Harvey,Irene ,Frances,Katrina,Wilma,Ernesto,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.58 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 to 50 miles to include small hurricanes) (16h)once every 8.56 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2009 season
Last affected
by 2006 TS Ernesto weakens to depression while moving north while inland aug 30th
This areas hurricane past 1903 a cat 1 hits sept 12th 1926 hillsboro lighthouse took a
beating but servived against 130mph winds 1928 southern eye wall hits while moving NW,Sept 16, heavy damage winds 150mph. Newspaper article#1 | #2 | #3 | #4 1945 sept 16th a 130mph hurricane passes just SW while moving NNW causing very heavy damage in SE Fla ,1947 sept 155mph measured bar 27.97
inch severe damage in this area storm surge 11ft 121mph for 5 min a very slow moving storm pounded the area for hours,causes 51 deaths,a very large & intense storm weather map 1947 oct 12 from the SW gusts to 92mph heavy rain,21 ft storm surge 1949 aug 26th just north gusts to 135mph. weather map 1950 hurricane King oct 17th 90mph 15 miles to the west moderate damage here mostly inland over a small area as this was a small hurricane 1964 aug 27th hurricane Cleo hits with 95mph winds 5 ft tides & minor damage while moving north,15 to 20 ft of beach eroded. 1964 oct 14th hurricane Isabell from the SW with 125mph winds causes moderate damage here 1981 Tropical storm Dennis with 50mph winds dumps heavy rain & causes power outages in Broward audio news report(rp) 1995 t.s jerry 40mph 10 inches of
rain, 1998 Tropical storm Mitch from the SW dumps up to 10 inches of rain on
the area.
1999 oct 15th hurricane Irene just west with 75mph winds.No hurricane force winds reported here many trees down & some flooding. Newspaper article
2005 Aug 25th, Hurricane Katrina hits Ft Lauderdale while moving WSW approx 25 miles to the south while passing by with 75mph winds causing minimal damage.
2005,Oct 24th Hurricane Wilma hits from the SW with 105mph winds while moving quickly N.E. Wilma passed just NW of Deerfield bch while the east eyewall hit the metro areas. Damage was extensive in Deerfield bch Significant roof damage to many buildings,power poles & signs.104 structures report heavy damage affecting 164 units.In nearby Pompano bch final NHC official reports of 82mph sustained with gusts to 95mph.Radar during worst weather in deerfield | Wilma satelite picture | Marina collapse in deerfield | Newspaper unsafe structure maps | HRD wind field
