(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 1874,1879br,1880br,1880,1884tsbr,1886,1896br,1898tsbr,1903,1909br,1910tsbr 1910br,1912,1915,1916,1917br,1924tsbr,1928tsbr,1931ts,1932ts,1933tsbr,1934ts 1942tsbr,1944,1951,1980br,1988,1994ts,2001br,2002tsbr,2004,2005br,2007,2008ts 34
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names from list above Charlie,Allen,Gilbert,Gordon ,Iris,Lili,Ivan,Dennis,Dean,Gustav,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 4.09 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (12h)once every 11.58 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2013
Last affected
by 2008 August 28th Tropical storm Gustav moves west over the island with 70mph winds,7 killed.
This areas hurricane
past 1874 Nov 1st 90mph from the South moving NE direct hit 1880 aug 19th a hurricane hits from the SE with 80mph windsover 20 killed in jamaica 1912 150mph winds cause massive tidal surges killing 100 nov 18th 1951 aug 18th hurricane Charlie hits with 85mph winds with some gusts to 125mph winds very heavy damage,kills 154 leaves 50,000 homeless aug 18th Newpaper Headline 1988
hurricane Gilbert hits sept 12 with 121mph winds & gusts to 147mph,kills 45
leaves 500,000 homeless 2 billion dollars damage to area,banana crops ruined satelite photo | newspaper article
2004 ,sept 11th hit by Hurricane Ivan with 155mph winds moving approx 50 miles to the south with Ivan having a wind field approx 85 miles out. Moderate to heavy damage in Kingston.Ham radio report of 124mph gust Closeup sat image
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2007 August 19th Hurricane Dean passes just south with 145mph winds while moving west. Significant damage to roofs & structures in southern Jamaica. Kingston and St. Andrew ,severe wind damage and downed power lines in the Riverton city area. Also, a fallen tree caused the collapse of a residential building in the Chambers Lane Area of Liguanea, St. Andrew. Historic Sabina Park cricket ground reported roof damage.In Jamaica, the most severe impacts were reported in the southeastern parishes of Clarendon, St. Catherine, and Kingston/St. Andrew, where it is estimated that roughly two-thirds of the homes were completely destroyed or would require major repairs. Flooding in Jamaica was not generally significant, although some occurred in eastern parishes where grounds had become saturated by rains the previous week. Agriculture, particularly the banana crop, was severely impacted.Stony Hill, St. Andrew sustained 75mph,Portmore, St. Catherine sustained 95mph,Lionel Town, Clarendon sustained 97mph
Newspaper article
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.............
Kingston ,Jamaica's history with tropical
systems
