(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 1872ts,1877br,1879ts,1881tsbr,1885ts,1887ts,1887bdts,1889tsbr,1892bdts,1893,1893tsbr,1894tsbr,1895ts,1900ts,1901, 1906,1907ts,1911ts,1912br,1914tsbd,1915ts,1916,1923bdts,1923ts,1926,1932br,1932bdts,1944bdts,1947br,1948ts, 1955-2ts,1956br,1960ts,1964xtropstbd,1965br,1969,1979tsbr,1979,1985,1985tsbr,1995br,1998,2002-2ts,2003bdtsbr,2004,2005ts,2005,2009ts,2011ts 51
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names from list
above Brenda,Flossy,Ethel,Betsy,Camille,Bob,Frederic,Elena,Juan,Opal,Georges,Bertha,Hanna,Isidore,Bill,Ivan,Cindy, Katrina,Ida,Lee,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=32, 62.75% H=19, 37.25%
Longest gap between storms 11 years 1932-1944
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.74 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (11h)once every 12.73 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 121 mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2014 season
Last affected
by Sept 5th, 2011 tropical storm Lee passes just north while moving N.E with 40mph winds.
This areas hurricane
past 1893, 85mph oct 2nd from the S.W over 1,000 in mississippi killed bodies washed ashore up to 1 month after landfall 1901 Aug 15th 90mph from the SSW 1906 sept 27th ,a 130mph hurricane hits from the SSE.Quarantine station on Ship Island was devastated and lives lost. The storm ate one mile off east end of Horn Island, swallowing lighthouse and drowning keeper. 1916 july 5th a 120mph hurricane hits the area for 16hrs killing 10 1926 Sept 20th a weakening cat 2 with 110mph winds reached Gulfport with a calm eye for 10 min press 29.08 from the ESE 1969 camille aug 17th,just west from the SSE as a cat 5 190mph press 26.85 ,major damage with a 22 ft storm surge in this area. kills 137 along the coast . Over8,000 animals killed,9,500 injured. | Damage photo | Camille headlines from New York | Newspaper headline | Surge reports | Camille remembered newspaper 20 yrs later | advisory showing winds & size before landfall | Newspaper headline | Surge animation 1979 Sept 13th Hurricane Frederic hits just east of here with 130mph winds from the SSE 1985 sept 2nd hurricane Elena hits with winds of 115mph
to 125mph from the ESE, Tornado rips off roof at shelter.8 ft storm surge heavy damage on shoreline.Gulfport, MI 8:00 am 9/2 60 mph 105 mph --
Ham RadioWind map | newspaper headlines | av model error 1998 Sept 28th,hurricane
Georges hit just east of here from the S.E with 105mph winds press 28.76 this area had north
winds of 90mph recorded moderate damage in late sept
2004 Sept 16th Hurricane Ivan hits to the east of here with 130mph winds from the South
2005 August 29th Hurricane Katrina hits this area hard with 125mph winds just west from the south. (nws)Gulfport gpt sustained 070/40 kt 1025 utc
peak 090/55 kt 1008 utc . A category 5 surge accompanies this hurricane & kills well over 100 in this area.Radar animation | Newspaper article about winds | damage map | Jim Williams from hurricanecity.com predicts a hurricane hit for this area on june 1st 2005. | portion of our live coverage | Dramatic before & after photos from Mississippi #1 | #2 |#3 |#4 |#5 |#6 |#7 | damage shot | Illinois newspaper 9 months later | Color enhanced satellite vapor image | track and dates | surge animation
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.............
