(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 1871-2,1872bdts,
1873bd,1876bd,1880,1885,1892tsbd,1893-2,1894bdbr,1897bdts,1899br,1903tsbr,1910bdtsbr,1915tsbr, 1925xtropstbd,1926,1928-2,1933-2br,1937tsbr,1939br,1945bdbr, 1949,1950
bd,1951bdts,1953bdts, 1960bd,1964ts,1964bdbr,1968bdts,1979,1981bdts,1983ts,1984tsbr,1985ts,1988bdts,1994tsbd,1995, 1995ts,1998bdtsbr,1999br,2001tsbdbr,2004-2,2005bdbr,2008bdts 49 times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names from list above king, How,Hazel,Donna,Cleo,Isbell
Abby, David, Dennis,Barry,Isidore,Bob,Keith,Gordon,Erin,Jerry,Mitch,Irene,Gabrielle, Frances, Jeanne,Wilma,Fay,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=22, 44.90% H=27, 55.10%
Longest gap between storms 10 years 1968-1979
How often this area gets affected? brushed or
hit every 2.86 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for a few hours) (18h)once every 7.78 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 102 mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next 1 year overdue
Last affected by 2008 Aug 20th TS Fay passesover the area while moving very slowly NNE with 50mph winds dumping heavy rain & causing flooding.
This areas hurricane past 1871 Aug 18th a 100mph hurricane passes by to the West while moving north 1871,a week later Aug 25th a 90mph cane comes ashore while heading NW 1873 Oct 7th a cat 1 hits from the SW with 90mph winds after hitting ft myers as a cat 3 1876 Oct 20th 90mph from the S.W reports of eye over the area
still in dispute reported gusts from the east at 100mph sept 15th
1880 aug 29, 105mph winds from the east heavy flooding. 1885 Aug 24th, 90 mph just east from the south 1893 Aug 27th,120mph winds just east from the S.E 1893 Oct 12th, 120mph just east while turning north from the ESE 1926 July 28th 90mph from the SSE 1928 a 100mph hurricane just south from the S.E causes heavy damage aug 7th
1928 Sept 16th a hurricane with 130mph slams ashore 40 miles to south from the S.E.Newspaper article#1 | #2 | #3 | #4 1949 Aug 27th, 120mph from the S.E just south 1950 hurricane King 15 miles to west oct 18th with 75mph winds causes minor damage here 1960 Sept 11th Hurricane Donna hits well west of here with 115mph winds from the south 1979 Sept 3rd,hurricane David hits direct with 95mph winds press 28.75
minor damage from the south 1995 Aug 2nd hurricane erin hits with 85mph winds from the ESE 350,000
without power hits at low tide minor damage. 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,tree down at house on 810 cedar drive.fences down, damage to car.Cape canaveral Mercury redstone rocket tipped over.Newspaper headline | models 5 days out
2004 Sept 26th, Hurricane Jeanne hits with 120mph winds just south by 45 miles,moderate damage to area, second hurricane in 22 days.Models 4 days before hitting .
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.............
Melbourne,Florida's history with tropical
systems
