Guadeloupe's history with tropical systems
Current weather
(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
1871,1872br,1879ts,1883br,1889-3ts,1889br,1891br,1893,1898ts,1899,1899br,1901tsbr,1915br
1916ts,1916br,1924tsbr,1928,1930-32ts,1950br,1953ts,1956,1958tsbr,1959ts
1961ts,1963tsbr,1964,1966,1981tsbr,1989,1995ts,1995br,1995,1996ts,1998br,1999br,1999tsbr
39 times in 137yrs end of 2007


Names from list above
Baker,Edna,Betsy,Ella,Edith,Frances,Helena,cleo,Inez,Gert,Hugo,Iris,Luis,marilyn,Hortense,Georges,Jose,Lenny

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 3.51 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.
once every 15.22 years(9h)

Statistically when this area should be affected next
4 years overdue

Last affected by
1999 nov 19th T-Storm Lenny brushes just N.E by 40 miles with 70mph winds causes very heavy wave damage on west coast as lenny was pulling away.5 killed here

This areas hurricane past
1871 aug 21st 115mph moving WNW passing just north
1893 aug 16th 85mph from the SE
1899 Aug 8th,105mph from the ese causing significant destruction
1928 a cat 3 caused great damage to the area sept 12th press 27.76 with 120mph winds. 1,500 killed here,11 ft storm surge,eye passes directly overhead.The storm destroyed nearly every building in Guadeloupe. In neighboring Montserrat 42 dead & 5,000 homeless.
1956 hurricane betsy aug 11th devastates the area with 110mph winds, kills 6 here
1964 hurricane Cleo kills 14 people here.At Raizet Airport 15m north of eye min press 29.62 44mph gusts to 81mph.1,000 homes destroyed.
1966 hurricane Inez sept 27th 120mph winds(air force recon) 27 killed 600 injured
1989 hugo sept 17th slams the area with 140mph winds killing 5 & injuring 80 leaving 11,000 homeless
1995 hurricane luis brushes well to the north guadeloupe got 80mph winds killing 3 & causing moderate damage
1995 hurricane marilyn sept 15th just SW with 80mph winds bar 29.03 minimal damage
1964 hurricane cleo aug 22nd,winds here 100mph,1,000 homes destroyed & 14 killed
1989 Hurricane Hugo passes over north part of Island Sept 17th with 140mph winds. Newspaper headline
1998 hurricane Georges brushes well to the North moderate damage on north coast
1999 nov 19th T-Storm Lenny brushes just N.E by 40 miles with 70mph winds causes very heavy wave damage on west coast as lenny was pulling away.5 killed here




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