(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 1879ts,1880tsbr,1886br,1887tsbr,1888,1893ts,1893br,1895-2ts,1898ts,1900ts,
1902tsbr,1903,1904ts,1905ts,1909ts,1909br,1912,1916,1920tsbr,1922tsbr,
1922,1928ts,1931ts,1933-2tsbr,1933ts,1933,1934ts,1935ts,1936ts,1938,
1938ts,1940ts,1942br,1944-2,1947ts,1950tsbr,1951,1955,1955br,1966br,
1967,1973tsbd,1974tsbr,1988,1990ts,1995ts,1995br,2002,2005br, 52times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names from list
above charlie,Hilda,Beulah,Brenda,Gilbert,Diana,Opal,Isidore, Emily,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.67 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (14h)once every 9.93 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next 1 year overdue
Last affected
by 2005 Hurricane Emily July 18th passes to the NE by 50 plus miles with 95mph winds while heading into the gulf.
This areas hurricane past 1888 sept 6th 80mph from the ENE
1903 july13th 95mph from the east
1912 oct 14th 95mph winds from the east
1916 oct 16th 105mph, from the SE
1922 80mph winds oct 19th from the ENE
1933 sept 22nd 95mph winds from the east
1938 aug 26th 90 mph from the se
1944 july 22nd 75mph from the east
1944 sept 21st from the ENE with 75mph winds.
1951 Charlie hits from the east with 115mph winds on Aug 20th
1955 Hilda hits from the ESE with 95mph winds sept 17th
1967 sept 17th Beulah hits from the ese with 95mph winds before heading towards Texas
1988 Hurricane Gilbert hits from the ESE with 115mph winds sept 15th
2002 Hurricane Isidore hits from the NNE with 120mph winds on Sept 22nd suddenly turned south towards this area.Thousands, of trees down, tens of thousands of branches and untold numbers of lamina (the roofing material used for lots of buildings) in the streets, broken windows, flooded homes and streets.A reported 10 to 20 inches of rain fell in the area.eyewitness account
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.............
Merida,Mexico's history with tropical
systems