(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 1871-2ts,1874tsbr,1877br,1879br,1880ts,1886br,1888,1888ts,1891,1895ts,1898tsbr,1899ts,1900 1901tsbr,1909,1915,1921br,1929br,1932,1933ts,1934br,1934,1938ts,1940ts,1941,1942-2br,1943br 1945tsbr,1945,1947,1949,1957br,1959,1961br,1964ts,1970tsbr,1971br,1970,1973ts,1979ts 1980tsbr,1983,1989ts,1989,1995ts,2001ts,2002ts,2003br,2007tsbr,2008 52
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names from list
above Carla,Abbey,Felice,Fern,Delia,Elena,Jerry,Dean,Allison ,Fay,Claudette,Humberto,Ike,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=23, 44.23% H=29, 55.77%
Longest gap between storms 7 years 1901-1909 & 1921-1929
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.69 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (16h)once every 8.75 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 99mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next 1 year overdue
This is just a statistical average & does
not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by Hurricane Ike hits Galveston approx 35 miles to the north on Sept 13th with 110mph winds but this large systems Hurricane force winds extended down to Freeport causing extensive damage to some homes.
This
areas hurricane past 1888 june 17th 80mph from the ESE 1891 July 6th 80mph from the south 1900 sept 9th 145mph from the ESE 1909 a hurricane with 95mph winds brushes just north killing 41 in texas,july 21st press 28.99. 1915 Aug 17th a major hurricane with 120mph winds hits from the S.E causing a 10ft storm surge.max wind field 1932 Aug 14th 40 killed press 27.83 100mph
1934 Aug 27th 80mph from the NNE just offshore 1941 sept 23rd 80mph weakening to T-storm from the south
1945 Aug 27th 140mph winds from the south
1947 Aug 24th 80mph winds from the S.E 1949
october 4th a storm surge of 10.4 ft with a cat 3 hurricane 125mph ,gusts to 135mph ,most damage to crops from the south. 1959 july 25th 75mph from the south hurricane Debra in july press 29.07. Winds gusted to 105 mph near Freeport. Hurricane force winds were experienced 100 miles inland. Storm surge 8 ft over 14" of rain.
1970 Sept 10th 75mph from the east
1983 Hurricane Alicia comes ashore just north of here with 115mph winds causing heavy damage on Aug 18th. 1989 oct 16th Hurricane Jery hits with 85mph from the south
2008 Hurricane Ike hits Galveston approx 35 miles to the north on Sept 13th with 110mph winds but this large systems Hurricane force winds extended down to Freeport causing extensive damage to some homes.From NOAA
FPPT2 - FREEPORT (PORTS) - TX
28.95 max gust 330/076kts Surfside flooding just north | Ike model history
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.............
Freeport,Texas history with tropical
systems
