(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 1874tsbr,1892ts,1902tsbr,1903br,1909,1921bdts,1928ts,1933,1938ts, 1955br,1959tsbr,1966,1970,1971ts,1975,1977,1988,1995ts,2000bdts,2000ts,2010 21
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names from list
above Gladys,Beulah,Inez,Ella,Edith,Caroline,Anita,Gilbert,Gabrielle,Beryl,Keith ,Beryl,Alex
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=11, 52.38% H=10, 47.62%
Longest gap between storms 17 years 1874-1892
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 6.67 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (8h)once every 17.50 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 119mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2017
Last affected
by June 30th Hurricane Alex hits just north with 105mph winds while moving west.
This areas hurricane
past 1909 Aug 27th, 120mph from the ESE kills 1,500 mostly
inland from flooding 1933 July 6th, 80mph from the ENE 1966 Oct 10th,hurricane Inez hits to the south with 120mph winds from the east
1970 Sept 12th Hurricane Ella hits with 125mph winds from the east, press 28.55. One reported gusts to 130mph,no deaths reported but rivers overflowed banks. 1975 Aug 31st Hurricane Caroline hits with 115mph winds from the ESE 1977 Sept 2nd hurricane Anita hits as a cat 5, 170mph from the ENE, before landfall recon found a pressure of 27.35 & sustained winds of 170mph. 1988 Sept 16th,
hurricane Gilbert hits with 130mph winds from the ESE ,60,000 homes destroyed & 202 killed in surrounding areas of mexico.In La pesca the storm surge reached 2 miles inland.av model error 1995 Gabrielle hits with
70mph winds press 29.18 dumps very heavy rains
2010 June 30th,Hurricane Alex hits just north with 90mph winds while moving west & strengthening 947mb. track | 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.............
La Pesca,Mexico's history with tropical
systems
