(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 1872ts,1875br,1877,1879ts,1879br,1885-3ts,1887,1889,1892ts,1893,1895ts 1897,1900ts,1901,1904tsbr,1905tsbr,1907ts,1909,1914bdts,1915,1920, 1934br,1936ts,1939ts,1944ts,1946tsbr,1947,1948,1949ts,1955tsbr,1955tsbr,1956,1956tsbr, 1957tsbr,1960br,1965,1969,1971ts,1974br,1979,1985br,1988,1992br 1997,1998ts,2002 tsbr,2002ts,2004tsbr,2005-2,2008 53
times in 138yrs end of 2008
Names from list
above Flossy,Esther,Ethel,Betsy,Camille,Fern,Carmen,Bob,Juan,Florence Andrew,Danny,Hermine, Bertha,Isidore,Matthew,Cindy,Katrina,Gustav,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.60 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (19h)once every 7.27 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next Hit in 2008
Last affected
by 2008 Sept 1st Hurricane Gustav comes ashore just west with 110mph winds while moving N.W 10 ft storm surge.
This areas hurricane
past 1860 a 6ft storm tide & high winds (total
devestation) 1887 oct 16th heavy crop damage reported 1893 oct 2nd nearly 2,000 killed,est 100mph winds a 16ft storm surge 1901 aug 14th a 6ft storm tide,washed out railroads and sunk several ships in the Pensacola Harbor.According to the Hurricane research division this was a cat 1 at landfall.
1909 mid sept 353 killed in louisiana causes 5 million dollars damage 16ft storm surge,110-mph winds propelled a 10-foot wave of water through the town of Dulac.
1915 sept 29th 125 to 140mph winds
90% of buildings destroyed 275 killed a 12 ft storm surge here pressure 28.11,Burrwood reported 106mph winds. Many drowned in low lying areas due to to ignoring evacuation warnings. Made landfall around 1:00PM and moved north towars New orleans with the eye passing right over Tulane university. Damage in nearby Leeville left only 100 buildings standing. This was the most intense hurricane known to the
recorded history of this part of the country. 1920 sept 22nd 90mph 1 killed here 1926 aug 25th 100mph,15 ft storm surge 1934 a cat 3 bar 28.41 1947 sept 19th a Hurricane just east Gusts to 115 mph press 28.57 11ft storm surge ,12 killed in Louisiana. Newspaper article 1948 sept 3rd 90mph 1956 sept 24th hurricane Flossy 85 mph gusts to 110 press 29.03 very heavy rain & a 13ft storm surge
1965 betsy sept 10th
gusts to 160mph 81 killed a 15ftstorm surge press 28.00. Betsy page 1969 aug 17th camille hits with a 17ft
storm surge in this location(total devestation from a cat 5 to the east of here.gusts here reported over 105mph 1997 july 18th Danny 75mph bar 29.21
danny minor damage actually intensified from a T-Storm to a Hurricane over marshes.
2005 July 6th Tropical storm Cindy briefly becomes a minimal hurricane while moving north.Caused some flooding,downed trees & widespread power outages.
2005 august 29th Hurricane Katrina hits just east with 145mph winds (est) while moving north with very heavy damage and surge. Highest wind in this areas was 114mph at the Grand Isle C-MAN station 2.5 hrs prior to the eye hitting Buras. Newspaper article about winds | Color enhanced satellite vapor image | track and dates
2008 Sept 1st Hurricane Gustav comes ashore just west with 110mph winds while moving N.W 10 ft storm surge.A wind gust of 117mph was recorded at S.W pass at the mouth of the Mississippi on sept 1st.Gustav 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.............
Grand Isle,Louisiana's history with tropical
systems
