Grand Bahama Island'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
1871,1873ts,1876ts,1877ts,1878,1879br,1883,1886,1887br,1888br,1893br
1893,1893ts,1893tsbr,1895,1895tsbr,1898br,1899,1906,1908,1909ts
1909br,1916ts,1916tsbr,1924ts,1926,1926br,1927tsbr,1928,1932,1933
1935-2,1937-2ts,1938ts,1939tsbr,1946br,1947,1947ts,1948,1951,1953-2ts
1959tsbr,1964bdbr,1979br,1987tsbr,1995,1998tsbr,1999-2br,2004-2,2005ts,2005bd
56
times in 137yrs end of 2007
Names from list above
Able,Judith,Isabell,David,Floyed,Erin,Mitch,Dennis, Floyd,Frances,Jeanne,Katrina,Wilma,
How often this area gets
affected?
brushed or hit every 2.45 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(22h)once every 6.23 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next
before the end of the 2008 season
Last affected by
2005,Oct 24th Hurricane Wilma passes by to the north by 60 miles from the SW with 95mph winds while moving quickly N.E.
This areas hurricane past
1871 a
hurricane hits direct from the southeast
1878 oct 22nd a hurricane from the south brushes just west
1883 sept 9th a hurricane hits from the SSE with 105mph winds 106 killed in Bahamas
1926 July 27th a hurricane passes just SW while moving NW with 105mph winds.Police dock swept away & bridge at Howks Bill creek destroyed.
1928 sept 17th a 150mph hurricane passes just west while moving N.W.Roads completely washed out,most homes destroyed or severely damaged.
1932 Sept 6th 155mph winds from the south hits east side of Island on way out to sea.
1935 nov 3 rd from the north press 28.46 heavy damage
1947 in hope town maximum winds were
estimated at 160mph in sept causing heavy damage
1948 oct 6th wind gusts estimated at 110mph
1951 hurricane able hits
from the north & loops near the island before heading north again,hit area
as a cat 1 in mid may
1995 hurricane Erin stays over thae island as a cat 1
for several hours with 85mph winds pressure 29.12 minor damage .
1999 August 27th hurricane Dennis passes just N.E hitting Abaco island with 80mph winds minor damage on Grand Bahamas island.
1999 sept 14th hurricane Floyd brushes 30 miles east of east end grand bahama with 145mph winds cuases minor damage here due to eye wall reforming & being on weaker west side.some storm surge flooding did occur
2004, Sept 4th Hurricane Frances hits with 105mph winds,a 12 to 15 ft ft storm surge reported,many evacuated but 1 man drowns in storm surge.Freeport Crowne plaza resort hotel glass windows blown out. photo
2004,Sept 25th Hurricane Jeanne moves just north with 120mph winds.In 8 Mile Rock, the largest community on Grand Bahama Island, over 75 percent of the homes have suffered serious structural damage, with roofs partially or completely torn off. All shelters in 8 Mile Rock sustained structural damages and/or flooding. An unknown number of families were relocated and remain in shelters. The eastern half of the island has been cut off by storm surges and reports indicate significant flooding of homes, particularly along the coastline. In the city of Freeport on Grand Bahama Island, the airport was flooded but was reopened on Sunday. Six people on island had major injuries.sat image | Models 3 days before hitting
2005,Oct 24th Hurricane Wilma passes by to the north by 60 miles from the SW with 95mph winds while moving quickly N.E. 96mph with gusts to 119mph with a storm surge sweeping away buildings & roads on bay side up to 15ft. Two hundred homes reported destroyed on island leaving 1500 homeless.HRD wind field
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