Fort Lauderdale,Florida's history with tropical
systemsCurrent 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
1876bdbr,1876br,1888-2ts,1888,1889ts,1891br,1895tsbd,1899br,1901ts,1903
1904ts,1906bd,1906br,1909br,1909ts,1910bdbr,1924bdts,1926,1926br
1929br,1932ts,1933br,1935,1936ts,1936tsbr,1941br,1945,1946ts,1947,1947-48bd
1948bdbr,1949,1950,1952-53tsbd,1964,1964bd,1965br,1976ts,1979br
1981-84ts,1992br,1995tsbr,1999ts,1999,2005,2005bd,2006ts
51
137yrs end of 2007
Names from
list
above
king,cleo,Isabell,Betsy,Dottie,David,Dennis,Isadore,Andrew,Jerry,Mitch,Harvey ,Irene,Katrina,Wilma,Ernesto,
How often this area gets
affected?
brushed or hit every 2.69 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes,not including back door hurricanes)
(16h)once every 8.50 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next
before the end of the 2009 season
Last affected
by
2006 Aug 30th TS Ernesto weakens from 40 to Depression while moving North well to the west.
This
areas hurricane past
1888 aug 16th 105mph winds
1903 sept 12th a cat 1
1926 sept 18th a large hurricane in miami with 130mph winds causes a 13ft storm surge here 3,500 structures here destroyed & 26 killed. Newspaper headline | Damage to church in Ft Lauderdale
1935 november 4th yankee hurricane from the NE hits just south with 75mph winds 8 ft tides here
1945 sept 16, 30 miles to south & West 130mph winds causes moderate damage here
1947 A major hurricane to north causes heavy damage here sept 17th, Hillsboro light reported a winds gust of 155mph, 121mph sustained for 5 minutes press 27.97 this was a large slow moving storm moving at 10mph, pounded the area for many hours.An 11 ft storm surge was reported with the New River overflowing it's banks. Suprisingly only 17 killed in florida weather map
1947 oct 12 from the SW gusts to 92mph,this was cloud seeded prior to landfall
1948 sept 22nd from the south 95mph winds
1948
oct 5th a tornado hits area from west edge of hurricane,
1949 just north aug 26th gusts to 130mph here. weather map
1950 hurricane King oct 17th 105mph winds causes heavy damage especially inland as this small hurricane traveled inland over a small area causing moderate to heavy damage
1964 hurricane Cleo aug 27th 95mph causes a 5 ft storm surge but overall minor damage.Evidence of a Tornado in Davie 1/4 mile wide Broward county $89,000,000 damage.Short period of calm reported in NW Ft lauderdale. Ft Lauderdale news does not print for the only time in history. Cars parked on the beach had paint sandblasted off of thier sides.Newspaper article photo
1964 oct 14th hurricane Isabell just north from the SW with 120mph winds causes moderate damage here
1979 Hurricane David
brushes to the East causing minor damage here
1981 Tropical storm Dennis with 50mph winds dumps heavy rain & causes power outages in Broward audio news report(rp)
1992 hurricane Andrew well to
the south some hurricane gusts here but overall minimal damage.
1999 oct 15th hurricane irene hits just west with 75mph winds press 29.18.In weston 4 killed standing in water with electrical line near.Cooper city 1 boy killed standing in water with electric line.Ft Lauderdale bch Water spout hits elbo room bar breaking windows 6 sent to hospital with cuts,flips 2 cars outside.Nearby roof blown off,1 home in broward reports roof blown off.Coral springs 1 man killed in truck found in canal . Newspaper article
August 25th ,2005 Hurricane Katrina moves towards dade county moving 20 miles to the SE while moving WSW with 80mph winds.Many trees blown down,82mph gust in Ft Lauderdale.| Radar animation | track and dates
2005,Oct 24th Hurricane Wilma hits from the SW with 105mph winds while moving quickly N.E. Wilma passed just NW of Ft Lauderdale while the east eyewall hit the metro areas. Damage was extensive in downtown ft laud as many glass windows blew out of buildings. Significant roof damage to many buildings,power poles & signs. In coconut creek est 37 homes left uninhabitable,Cooper city 2. In Coral springs 93 multifamily dwellings affecting 197 units unihabitable. Dania 109 and Davie 855 unihabitable. In Ft Lauderdale 115 have major damage. Official NHC report has 87mph sustained with gusts to 104mph in Weston. Ft Lauderdale NHC final 71mph sustained with gusts to 96mph.Over 1,000 intersections traffic lights knocked out in Broward county.Radar during worst weather | Wilma satelite picture | Mobile home destroyed | Newspaper unsafe structure maps | HRD wind field
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