(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,1879br,1881br,1885ts,1885tsbr,1887ts,1892ts,1893,1895ts,1900ts,1901br,1904-05tsbr 1906,1907tsbr,1912br,1914tsbr,1916,1923ts,1926,1932br,1934tsbr,1944ts,1947,1947ts 1955tsbr,1960ts,1965br,1969,1979br,1985,1988br,1998,2002tsbr, 2-2002ts,2004br,2005ts,2005,2009ts 40
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names from list
above Ethel,Betsy,Camille,Frederic,Elena,Florence,Georges,Bertha,Hanna,Isidore,Ivan,Cindy, Katrina,Ida,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.48 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (9h)once every 15.44 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2013
Last affected
by 2009 just S.E tropical storm Ida Nov 10th while moving NNE with 55mph winds.
This areas hurricane
past 1819 hurricane worst in 50 years 1893 85mph oct 2nd over 1,000 in mississippi killed bodies washed ashore up to 1 month after landfall 1906 sept 27th a 130mph hurricane hits.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 a cat 2 july 5th hits the area for 16hrs killing 10 1926 a minimal hurricane weakening to Tropical storm reached Gulfport with a calm eye for 10 min press 29.08 1947 sept 19th a hurricane just south cat 2 brings a 12 ft storm surge kills 22 on gulf coast. Newspaper article 1969 camille aug 17th,just west 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 1985 sept 2nd hurricane Elena hits just east gulfport had N.W winds of 100mph
to 125mph, 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 1988 florence highest gust 75mph 1998 hurricane
georges hit just east of here with 105mph winds press 28.76 this area had north
winds of 90mph recorded moderate damage in late sept
2005 August 29th Hurricane Katrina hits this area hard with cat 3/4 winds. (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
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.............
