(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.
Years
within 60
miles 1871br,1877-2ts,1882br,1883,1884br,1885tsbr,1887ts,1888-2br,1891,1896br,1899,1899ts,1901ts,1903,1908,1908br,1919,1923br,1926,1926 1928ts,1928,1931ts,1932ts,1932br,1932,1933-2br,1935ts,1936ts,1937ts,1938ts,1941br,1941tsbr,1942ts,1942br,1945,1946ts 1949,1952,1956tsbr,1960br,1970tsbr,1973ts,1979br,1981ts,1995br,1996,1999br,2001br,2004br,2005ts,2011 55
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names from list above Fox,Carla,Donna,Gilda,David,Arlene,Gert,Fran,Lili,Floyd,Michelle,Frances,Rita, Irene,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=21, 38.18% H=34, 61.81%
Longest gap between storms 13years 1981-1995
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.54 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) 116 mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2014 season
Last affected by 2011 Aug 24th, Hurricane Irene passes just north while moving WNW with 120mph winds .
This areas hurricane past 1883 90mph sept 8th from the south 106 killed in bahamas passed just west of here 1891 Aug 23rd 95mph from the ESE 1899 Aug 11th, 120mph from the ESE 1903 Sept 10th ,75mph from the S.E 1908 Sept 13th 120mph from the S.E 1919 Sept 7th 110mph from the ESE 1926 July 26th 140mph winds from the S.E destroy approx 90% of homes,1000 left homeless. Nine deaths reported on island. 1926 Sept 17th, 150mph from the ESE 1928 sept 16th a hurricane with 155mph passes just north the island from the S.E but only slight damage reported 1932 Oct 11th 120mph from the S.W 1945 Sept 14th ,120mph from the ESE just south 1949 Aug 25th 105mph from the ESE just north 1952 Oct 26th, 115mph winds just nort while moving east 1996 hurricane lili hits oct 19th
with 105mph winds press 28.44 sustained winds in area recorded at 80mph from S.W
Moving E.N.E at 23 mph moderate damage.
2011 Aug 24th, Hurricane Irene passes just north while moving WNW with 120mph winds .There were unconfirmed reports of wind gusts to 115mph in Moss town. Irene 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.............
Great Exuma Bahamas history with tropical
systems
