(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 1871,1876bd,1876br,1878bd,1881bd,1885 br,1888br,1889
- 1891 - 1892 - 1895 tsbd 1898,1899,1901 ts,1903,1904ts,1906bd, 1909ts,
1924tsbd,1926,1928,1928 1933,1933,1939,1946,1947-2br,1948bd,1949,1950,1951tsbr,1952 - 1959tsbd 1964,1964bd,1976ts,1979,1984
and 1994tsbr,1995br,1995ts,1998ts,1999,2004-2,2005bd,2008tsbdbr 48 times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names from list
above king,Judith,Cleo,Isabell,Dottie,David, Isadore,Gordon,Erin,
Jerry,Mitch,Irene,Frances,Jeanne,Wilma,Fay,
How often this area
gets affected? brushed or hit every 2.90 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes,not including back door hurricanes) (25h)once every 5.56 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2011
Last affected
by 2008 Aug 19th TS Fay passesNW of the area by 60miles while moving NNE with 60mph winds.
This areas
hurricane past 1871 aug 16th 115mph enters Jupiter from the SE after developing east of Bahamas
1898 aug 2nd 80mph 1899 30 miles offshore 120mph Aug 13th moving north 1903 gusts to 80 mph 8 Ft storm surge 14
dead 1926 90mph July 27 press 28.80 1928 sept 17th heavy damage 4 killed in Jupiter, eye lasted longest over jupiter &as Hurricane moved NW were under northern eye. Newspaper article#1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | what happened? 1933 sept 3rd bar 27.98 125 mph heavy damage august 26th 1947 a cat 4
hits broward large storm surge hits area hard 1949 132mph & 1 min gust to 153
mph very heavy damage many roofs blown off as many as 40% luckily only reports of 2 killed. target=new>Newspaper headline | Newspaper article 1950 oct 18th hurricane King 25 miles inland to the west with 80mph winds causes heavy bch erosion 1964 aug 27th hurricane cleo hits from the south just west of here with 85mph winds causing minor damage here 1964 Hurricane Isabell hits from the SW with 115mph winds Oct 15 as she maintained her intensity even after hitting the west coast 1979 sept 3rd hurricane david hits with winds gusting to 85mph a 5 ft storm surge press 28.71 minor damage.Radar loop 1995 erin 85 mph bar 29. 12 1995 ts jerry 9in of rain
1999 oct 16th hurricane Irene hits with 75mph winds press 19.12 reports of many trees & powerlines down.Newspaper article
2004 Sept 5th, Hurricane Frances hits with 105mph winds. Many trees down,signs damaged power out for days a very large & slow moving hurricane.Some roof damage in North part of county.6 deaths in palm bch county, 4 animals died at the Busch wildlife sanctuary...Newspaper headline | Newspaper headline #2 | Side by side radar of Frances & Jeanne | Frances article | Frances article | models 5 days out
2004 Sept 26th, Hurricane Jeanne hits just north by 25miles with 120mph winds. Many trees down power outages for days. Second hurricane hit in 22 days as area felt most winds from the west.2 deaths in palm bch county Models 4 days before hitting |Side by side radar of Frances & Jeanne | Jeanne newspaper headline | Jeanne article | Jeanne article #2 | Jeanne article #3 | | Jeanne article #4 | Jeanne wind swath map | Jeanne page | Hurricanecity live broadcast at landfall
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.............
