Isle of Youth,Cuba's history with tropical systemsCurrent 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
1876,1878,1879ts,1882br,1885br,1886,1887,1887-2tsbr,1896br,1900tsbr
1901-02tsbr,1906br,1909,1909ts,1909tsbr,1909 2br,1910br,1915,1917,1922ts
1926,1930br,1935ts,1935br,1944,1945ts,1947ts,1947tsbr,1948-2br,1950ts
1950br,1951tsbr,1953-2ts,1955tsbr,1958tsbr,1966,1968,1971ts,1979ts,1991ts
1996,1999,2001,2002-2,2004,2004br,2008-2
54 times in 139yrs end of 2009


Names from list above
Baker,Easy,Item,Alice,Ella,Alma,Gladys,laura,frederic,fabian,lili,Irene,Michelle,Isidore,Lili ,Charley,Ivan,Gustav,Ike,

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 2.57 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(19h)once every 7.32 years

Statistically when this area should be affected next
before the end of 2011

Last affected by
2008 sept 9th , Hurricane Ike passes by just to the N.E with 80mph winds while moving WNW.

This areas hurricane past
1876 105mph just east while moving north
1878 80mph from the south Oct 20th
1909 the isle of pines was hit 4 times one direct oct 10th killing 15 in west cuba
1915 a cat 1 hit in september
1917 a cat 3 hits in late september
1926 a cat 3 hits in mid october killing many
1944 a cat 4 928mb hits october 18th kills 319 in cuba
1966 hurricane Alma hits as a cat 2 in june 8th with 95mph winds,highest winds 100mph 2AM ET.
1968 oct 16th hurricane Gladys hits with 80mph winds causing heavy flooding & kills 1. Hurricane hunter has turbulence problems with Bob Sheets aboard 1 seriously injured.
1996 hurricane Lili hits in october with 90mph winds press 28.79 railway line damaged by fallen trees,banana crops badly damaged as well as tobacco crops .
Oct 14th 1999 just north & west hurricane Irene hits with 75mph winds killing 2 in west cuba while moving north.
Nov 4th 2001 Hurricane Michelle passes just east with 130mph winds causing moderate damage to the island & knocking down communication towers. while moving NE press=28.03 inches.
Sept 20th 2002 Hurricane Isidore hits just west with 105mph winds while slowly moving NE. Roof damage trees down & powerlines down 967mb.
Oct 1st 2002 Hurricane Lili hits while moving NW with 85mph winds while strengthening. heavy damage & flooding,2nd hurricane in 2 weeks.
2004 Aug 13th Hurricane Charley hits just east with 115mph winds while moving north. radar image
2004 ,sept 13th hit by Hurricane Ivan with 160mph winds moving NW brushing to the SW with Ivan having a wind field approx 85 miles out.
2008 Aug 30th Hurricane Gustav hits with 145mph winds,causing heavy damage. Cars reported flung through air roofs ripped off homes but no one killed. Fidel Castro likened the destruction to an atomic explosion & suggested cost's could be in the billions. Gustav model history | damage shot | final report by NHC
2008 sept 9th , Hurricane Ike passes by just to the N.E with 80mph winds while moving WNW. Ike model history


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.............

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