(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 1877br,1879,1882,1886br,1888br,1893br,1897,1898ts,1905ts,1905tsbr,1908ts,1909,1912ts,1918br,1920,1923br 1926br,1931ts,1932-2ts,1934tsbr,1937ts,1938br,1940br,1943br,1943ts,1954ts,1957br,1957ts,1959ts,1964,1965br,1970tsbr,1971,1974 1977ts,1985-2,1992,2002,2002tsbr,2003tsbr,2004tsbr,2005br,2008br,2011ts 46
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names from list
above Barbara,Audrey,Bertha,Arlene,Hilda,Betsy,Felice,Edith,Carmen,Babe,Danny,Juan,Andrew,Lili ,Isidore,Bill,Ivan,Rita,Gustav,Lee,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=20, 43.48% H=26, 56.52%
Longest gap between storms 10 years 1943-1954
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.04years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds at least a few hours) (12h)once every 11.67 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 103mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2015 season
Last affected by Sept 3rd, 2011 tropical storm Lee hits while moving slowly N.E with 60mph winds.
This
areas hurricane past 1879 Sept 1st, 120mph to the east from the south
1882 Sept 14th, 105mph from the ESE just south
1897 sept 12th 85mph from the ESE just south,heavy crop damage
1909 sept 20th,120mph from the SSE just east , press 28.68 high storm surge 350 killes in louisiana
1920 Sept 22nd 90mph just east from the SSE(moderate damage)
1964 Oct 4th Hilda hits as a cat 2 with 110mph winds just east from the south.(moderate damage)Tornadoes caused most fatalities killing 38 gusts to 135mph.
1971 Sept 16th,95mph Edith, from the S.W passes just NW
1974 Sept 8th Carmen hits just east with 120mph winds from the SSE.
(moderate damage)
1985 Aug 15th hurricane Danny hits just west from the south as a cat1, 80mph (flooding)storm surges near 8 ft ,
1985 Oct 29th,Hurricane Juan loops in the area from the south with 85mph winds
1992 Aug 26th Andrew hits just east of here from the S.E
with 130mph winds (moderate damage) 958mb at landfall 28.27 north winds helped
keep flooding to a minimum.more on Hurricane Andrew here
Oct 3rd 2002 Hurricane Lili hits with 100mph windsfrom the SSE after earlier being a cat 4.At landfall pressure 963mb 28.42 inch Some roof damage,windows blown in & many trees down with a 5 to 7 ft storm surge. 14 tornados reported as she traveled inland 860 million in losses for U.S. Newspaper article | #2
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2005 Sept 24th Hurricane Rita passes approx 80 miles to the SW while moving NW with 120mph winds. 3 to 6 ft of water in many areas of Vermillion parishLouisiana from space before & after Rita | Damage map
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.............
Intracoastal City,Louisiana's history with
tropical systems
