(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 1873,1876br,1878-2ts,1888bd,1891bdts,1891ts,1894,1895ts 1896ts,1897ts,1899ts,1901bdts,1903bdts,1904bdts,1910,1916ts,1924br,1925br,1926bd,1928ts,1928bdbr,1929bd,1932bdts,1935, 1936bdts,1941bd,1944,1945ts,1945bd,1946br,1947bd,1948br,1949bdbr,1950br,1951ts,1953tsbr,1953ts,1959ts,1960,1964,1965bdbr, 1966br,1968ts,1969ts,1985ts,1988tsbr,1990tsbr,1992bdbr,1994ts,1999tsbr,2001 ts,2004,2005,2008tsbr 55
in 140yrs end of 2011
Names
from list
above How,Hazel,Donna,Isabell,Judith,Abbey,Jenny,Dennis,Bob,Andrew,Gordon,Harvey,Gabrielle, Charley,Wilma,Fay,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=29, 52.73% H=26, 47.27%
Longest gap between storms 15 years 1969-1985
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.55 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (15h)once every 9.33 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 112mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next 1 year overdue
Last affected by 2008 Aug 19th TS Fay passesEast of the area with 60mph winds while moving NNE
This areas hurricane
past 1873 punta rassa destroyed near ft myers by 110mph winds14ft
s.s oct 6th was a cat 3 upon approach with 115mph winds
1888 Aug 17th 80mph from the ESE
1894 sept 25th 120mph coming from the south,
1910 Oct 18th 105mph gusts to 125mph bar 28.20 very destructive storm surge traveled well inland from the SSW
1926 125mph coming ESE from Miami sept 18th
1929 Sept 29th 95mph from the ESE
1935 Sept 3rd ,115mph from the S.E
1941 oct 6th, 110mph from the S.E heavy flooding
1944 Oct 19th, 75mph while passing just west from the south. Forecaster Grady Norton called this 2 days in advance.
1945 Sept 16th 125mph from the S.E
1947 a hurricane which pounded the east coast hits here just south with 100mph winds on sept 17th causing 8.72 inches of rain while moving slowly west
1960 sept 10th donna from sse
95mph winds gusts over 120mph a 7 ft storm surge press 28.08,155mph reported on private anemometer. 1:30PM winds sustained NE @ 92mph,28.08 inch. more here | Gordon Dunn talks about forecasting Donna
1964 hurricane Isabell comes ashore Oct 15th south of here with 125mph winds causing very heavy damage in SW Florida.
2004 August 13th Hurricane Charley core moves in just north with 145mph winds. Sporadic damage throughout Lee county with much heavier damage to the north. Offshore captive island lost approx 1/4 of housing with 1 billion in damage in sanabel & captiva. South seas resort heavily damaged.Article
2005,Oct 24th , Hurricane Wilma comes in approx 40 miles to the south with 125mph winds while moving very quickly NE at 25mph. Many trees,signs and debris in streets but not any worse than from Charley in 2004. Official final report from NHC reports 64mph sustained with gusts to 76mph. The famous Edison home lost alot of it's vegetation.| Wilma satelite picture
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.............
Fort Myers,Florida's history with tropical
systems
