Long island Bahamas history with tropical systems
current 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
1877br,1887br,1887tsbr,1888ts,1891,1898ts,1903,1926-2,1928,1928tsbr
1931ts,1932,1932ts,1933,1934ts,1935ts,1937ts,1942ts,1946ts,1956ts,1960,
1981ts,1995br,1996br,2004br,2005ts
27 times in 139yrs end of 2009


Names from list above
Carla,Katrina,Erin,Lili ,Frances,Rita,

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 5.15 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(8h)once every 17.38 years

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

Last affected by
2005 sept 19th a developing Tropical storm Rita hits with 65mph winds while moving west at the southern tip of the island.

This areas hurricane past
1926 July 26th 140 mph directly over island. Many homes destroyed & bridges knocked out.
1928 Sept 16th a Hurricane with 155 mph winds passes over but no major damage reported.
1932 The major Hurricane that killed thousands in Cuba hits just NW of here with 120mph winds on the way out to sea, on Nov 10th.
1960 sept 8th Hurricane Donna passes just south with 150mph winds causing heavy damage in the central bahamas.more here
1963 hurricane Flora caused heavy damage from brush to south
1995 hurricane Erin brushed north side with 75mph
1996 Hurricane Lili hits just north with 105mph winds,area had sustained winds of 80mph for 2 hrs.some structural damage reported.


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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