(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 1871ts,1871-2bdts,1873bdts,1874bd,1878,1880ts,1881,1882bdts,1884ts,1885,1886bdtsbr,1888-2bdtsbr,1893bdts,1893-2,1894-2, 1896,1898,1901 bdts,1907-2bdts,1910ts,1911,1916ts,1924bdts,1924xtropstbd,1927ts,1928bdts,1934ts,1938xtropst,1940,1941bdts,1944ts 1945ts,1947,1952,1953xtropst,1957bdts,1959,1960bdts,1964-2bdts,1966bdts,1976subts,1979 1981tsbr,1985,1985bdts,1988ts,1989br,2002ts,2006tsbdbr 55
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names
from list
above Able,Gracie,Dora,Alma,Dottie,David,Dennis,Bob,Chris,Hugo ,Kyle,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=37, 67.27% H=18, 32.73%
Longest gap between storms 9 years 1966-1976
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.55 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (17h)once every 8.24 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 95 mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next 2 years overdue This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be
affected by that year
Last
affected by 2002 Oct 11th TS Kyle just offshore with 45mph winds while moving NE
This areas hurricane
past 1874 sept 28th 85mph from the SSW 1878 sept 12th 90mph from the south 1881 aug 28th 105mph just south coming in from the east 1885 aug 25th 115mph from the south 1893 aug 28th a 105mph hurricane coming from the south. 1893 Oct 13th 120mph from the south
total devestation 1000s killed wind field map 1894 Sept 27th 90mph from the south 1894 Oct 9th 75mph from the S.W 1896 sept 29th 95mph from the SSW 1898 aug 31st 80mph from the S.E 1911 Aug 28th 80mph from the east 1940 Aug 11th 75mph weakening to T-Storm from the east 1947 Oct 15th 85mph cat 1 hits just south from the east after being cloud seeded causing it to turn back towards the U.S some claim. 1952 Hurricane Able hits Aug 31st with 100mph winds from the SSE 1959 Gracie 125mph winds hits the area oct 1st area had gusts
to 138mph heavy property & crop damage she spun off 11 tornadoes which
killed 12 people in the N.E this was a fast moving storm but still dumped 11
inches of rain barometer 28.05 11 ft s.s hit at 11;00am 1979 Sept 5th 75mph from the south David hits the
area (minor damage) by the northward moving storm 1985 July 25th Hurricane Bob 75mph weakens to T-Storm while moving in from the south.
Hugo brushed the area to the north in 1989 with 140mph
winds north by 75 miles considered a brush due to largeness of hugo. more on Hurricane Hugo here
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.............
Hilton Head Island,South Carolina's history with
tropical systems
