(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 1874bdts,1879br,1882ts,1888ts,1888br,1893,1893,1894ts,1897ts,1903tsbr,1934extrop,1938extrop,1944 1954,1955bdts,1960tsbr,1960,1961ts,1971tsbr,1972ts,1976,1985,1991br,1996tsbd,1999ts,2004ts,2008tsbd 27
times in 139 yrs end of 2009
Names from list
above Carol,Connie,Brenda,Donna,Doria,Agnes,Belle,Gloria,Bob,Bertha, Floyd,Charley,Hanna,
How often Long Island gets
affected? brushed or hit every 5.15 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (5h)once every 27.80 years
Statistically when long Island should be affected
next before the end of 2014
Last affected
by Sept 6th, 2008 TS Hanna passes over very quickly while moving from the S.W moving N.E with 55mph winds.
This areas
hurricane past 1825 june 4th a hurricane badly damaged long
island 1893 a cat 2 hits N.Y city in late august causing heavy damage. It was traveling 30-36mph as it passed along this portion of the coast.30ft waves pushed boats well inland winds 80 to 90mph. Eye passed just east with city under western eyewall.Pressure 29.11 extensive damage on Coney Island. Many trees down in central park & many birds left dead. Point pleasant boardwalk demolished. 1903 a hurricane downgrading to T-Storm status passes 60 miles west while moving north. Many residents could not walk as strong winds pummeled the area but this was not a direct hurricane hit as N.J took the brunt of it. 1938 sept 21st Long island express caused storm surge flooding 3 miles inland as a cat 3 in central & East long island.Reports of a 40ft wall of water destroyed approx 14,000 homes,however post analysis by HRD indicates 10 to 12ft excluding wave breaks with NYC area 4 to 8ft..50 killed on Long Island with over 500 killed in states further north,.In NYC ,Empire state building swayed as much as 4" with gusts to 100mph, but the strongest winds were well east of here.Pressure at Bellport 27.76,many warnings were put up too late. This system was moving at a forward speed of 40mph when it hit. | Newspaper article#1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | Maximum wind map | monument | Newspaper article southbridge evening news | more on the long island express here | video documentary 1944
a cat 1 hits central long island on sept 15th early morning just a shade west of where the 1938 system came ashore with Minor damage reported weather map 1954 hurricane carol hits
Eastern long island as many homes were splintered by gusts to 130mph in
August. A pressure of 960mb 28.33inch in Suffolk as the hurricane approached at 47mph NNE. A storm surge of 6.1 ft was observed. Recon mission was flown just hours before landfall. A gust of 135mph recorded on block island. Newspaper article | Carol headlines #2 | Maximum wind map | weather map | more on Carol here 1960 sept 12th donna hits central long island with gusts to 125mph, sustained at 100mph on eastern end Newpaper Headline | weather map | more here
1976 Belle hits Aug 10th peak gust 95mph system was weakening 24 hrs prior to landfall with a forward speed of up to 25mph. 80mph and a 4.5ftstorm surge in battery park. weather map 1985 hurricane gloria gives area gusts to 115mph shuts down NYSE
area reported many pre mature births due to low pressure.Being low tide at
landfall may have saved many lives.(moderate damage)Newspaper article #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | more on Hurricane Gloria here 1991 hurricane bob
brushes just east by 65 miles area got 95mph windsbob also dumped heavy rain as
area n.e of here suffered the worst damage up to 1.5 billion dollars in
damage.killing 18, more on Hurricane Bob here
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.............
Long Island's history with tropical
systems