Great Exuma Bahamas 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.

Years within 60 miles
1877ts,1877tsbr,1883,1887tsbr,1888ts,1891br,1898tsbr,1903,1908,1926,1926
1928tsbr,1931ts,1932ts,1932,1934tsbr,1935ts,1937ts,1938tsbr,1942-2tsbr,1946tsbr
1949br,1952br,1956ts,1960br,1979br,1981-2tsbr,1995,1996,2005ts
32 times in 137yrs end of 2007


Names from list above
Fox,Carla,Donna,David,Arlene,Gert,Fran,Lili,Rita,

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 4.28 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(8h)once every 17.13 years

Statistically when this area should be affected next
before the end of the 2010 season

Last affected by
2005 sept 19th a developing Tropical storm Rita hits with 70mph winds while moving west south of the island.

This areas hurricane past
1883 90mph sept 8th from the south 106 killed in bahamas passed just west of here
1963 hurricane Flora bruashes to the south while moving N.E heavy damage
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.



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