(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 1871,1876,1878ts,1889,1891tsbr,1893,1894,1896br,1898tsbr,1899,1900tsbr,1901ts,1908tsbr,1909br,1910br, 1916ts,1916,1916br,1924ts,1928,1930br,1931,1931ts,1932,1933tsbr,1933ts,1938ts,1942ts,1947tsbr,1949tsbr,1956,1960br, 1979-2ts,1981ts,1984ts,1989,1995br,1996br,1996br,1998,2000br,2004 ts,2007subts,2011ts 45
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names
from list
above Betsy,Donna,Claudette,Frederic,Gert,Klaus,Hugo,Marilyn,Bertha,Hortense,Georges,Debby ,Jeanne,Olga,Irene,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=22, 48.89% H=23, 51.11%
Longest gap between storms 18years 1960-1979
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.11 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (13h)once every 10.77 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 109mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2015 season This is just a statistical average &
does not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by 2011 Aug 22nd, TS Irene 70mph winds passes just south while moving WNW.
This areas hurricane past 1871 Aug 22nd a 115mph Hurricane passes approx 35 miles to the NE while moving WNW
1876 sept 13th a 110mph cane hits from the east reports of 19 killed but historians suspect the spanish government withheld death toll & damage info.Damage reported as tornado type damage.
1889 Sept 3rd 105mph from the S.E just east
1893 Aug 16th 115mph from the S.E
1894 Oct 13th 95mph from the SSE passing just east
1899 A severe hurricane on Aug 8th. Winds at approach from ESE at 140mph. 3,369 deaths reported in Puerto Rico. Closest approach to Fajardo was 31 miles to the South.
1916 Aug 22nd 90mph from the ESE
1928 Sept 13th,(San Felipe)just to SW from the ESE,gusts to 165mph 312 killed in Puerto Rico. US president asking for help | Newspaper Article
1931 Sept 10th 90mph from the east
1932 sept 27th ,105mph from due east Newspaper article
1956 Aug 12th Hurricane Betsy hits from the S.E with 90mph winds
1960 sept 6th Hurricane Donna brushes by to the north by 70 miles with 125mph winds causing heavy flooding in Puerto Rico.more here
1989 Sept 18th,
hurricane Hugo brushes the N.E tip with 140mph winds causing heavy damage
here,island of calebra hit very hard Newspaper article | weather map | video during storm 1996 July 8th,hurricane Bertha 50 miles to the
N.E area has gusts to 75mph 3 killed 22 missing on ship offshore 1996
hurricane Hortense hits the S.W coast with 80mph winds press 29.23 causing a 4
ft storm surge fajardo reported up to 20 inches of rain 19 killed in P.R 1998 Sept 21st,
hurricane Georges hit direct with 115mph winds press 28.54 causing very heavy
damage here,kills 12 in P.R & 2 billion dollars damage power un restored in
parts of Fajardo for months.10 ft storm surge reported . Jim Leonard video from the area | av model error
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.............
Fajardo,Puerto Rico's history with tropical
systems
