Grenada'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
1877,1878,1886ts,1886,1887ts,1887tsbr,1888tsbr,1891ts,1892br,1894br,
1895tsbr,1896ts,1897ts,1898tsbr,1898br,1901ts,1901tsbr,1905ts,1916tsbr,
1918,1918ts,1921br,1928ts,1928tsbr,1931ts,1933-3ts,1938ts,1942tsbr,
1944ts,1944tsbr,1954,1955,1961ts,1963,1974ts,1978ts,1980br,
1986ts,1987 tsbr,1988ts,1990ts,1993tsbr,2000ts,2001-2tsbr,2002ts,2004,2005,2007ts
51 times in 139 yrs end of 2009


Names from list above
Hazel,Janet,Anna,Flora,Gertrude,Cora,Allen,Danielle,Emily,Joan,Arthur,Bret,Joyce,Chantal,Jerry,Lili,Ivan,Emily,Felix,

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 2.73 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
once every 15.44 years (9h)

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

Last affected by
2007 tropical storm Felix hits with 40mph winds sept 1st.

This areas hurricane past
1877 sept 22nd a cat 1 from the east.
1878 A cat 1 from the SE Sept 2nd.
1886 a cat 2 from the ENE Aug 16th
1954 Oct 6th Hurricane Hazel passes just north as a cat 1.
1955 Sept 23rd Hurricane Janet hits with 115mph winds while moving west,heavy damage,
1963 Oct 1st Hurricane Flora pummels the area with 125mph winds.
2004 Sept 8th Hurricane Ivan devestates the island with 130mph winds while moving west.
2005 July 14th Hurricane Emily hits with 90mph winds causing sporadic damage in areas already hit hard by Ivan the year before.


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............. See how all the cities rank,who gets affected most? Home | Links | Live broadcast page | Back to city Database