Merida, Mexico's History with Tropical Systems

(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)

Merida most likely to be hit by a hurricane between September 7th and September 13th

Years within or near core

1879ts
1880tsbr
1888ts
1889tsbr
1893ts
1902br
1903
1909
1912tsbr
1916
1922
1931ts
1933tsbr
1933
1934ts
1935ts
1936ts
1938
1938ts
1944-2
1947ts
1951m
1955
1966m
1967
1969ts
1973tsbd
1974tsbr
1988m
1990ts
1995ts
1995br
1996tsbr
2002m
2005br
2005ts
2017tsbr
2020ts
2020br
2020ts
2021bdts
2024bdts
2024mbr

44 times in 153 years (as of end of 2024)

Names from list above (B and D storms most likely to impact the area)

Charlie
Hilda
Inez
Beulah
Laurie
Brenda
Carmen
Gilbert
Diana
Opal
Roxanne
Dolly
Isidore
Emily
Stan
Franklin
Cristobal
Delta
Zeta
Grace
Beryl
Milton

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 26, 59.52%
H = 18, 40.48%

only 9.09% of all tropical systems affecting Merida are major hurricanes this includes brushes

Longest gap between storms

13 years 1975-1987

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 3.48 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits. (hurricane force winds for at least a few hours)

Once every 10.93 years. (14 hits)

Average years between major hurricane hits.

Once every 38.25 years. (4 hits)

Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on sustained winds from advisories, not gusts)

99 mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next

Before the end of 2028

This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be affected by that year.

Last affected by

2024 October 7th Hurricane Milton a category 5 hurricane brushes to the north by 52 miles while moving east with 170 mph winds.

This area's hurricane history

1903 July13th 95 mph from the east-southeast
1909 August 26th, 105 mph from the east passes just north
1916 October 16th 105 mph, from the southeast passes just west
1922 80 mph winds October 19th from the east-northeast passes just south.
1933 September 22nd 95 mph winds from the east
1938 August 26th 90 mph from the se
1944 July 22nd 75 mph from the east
1944 September 21st from the east-northeast with 75 mph winds.
1951 Charlie hits from the east with 115 mph winds on August 20th
1955 Hilda hits from the east-southeast with 95 mph winds September 17th
1966 October 7th Hurricane Inez passes just north from the east-northeast with 130 mph winds. NHC Wallet
1967 September 17th Beulah hits from the east-southeast with 95 mph winds before heading towards Texas. NHC Wallet
1988 Hurricane Gilbert hits from the east-southeast with 115 mph winds September 15th. NHC Wallet
2002 Hurricane Isidore hits from the north-northeast with 120 mph winds on September 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

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Stat sources:

Text Sources:

"Divine Wind" by Kerry Emanuel
"Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms" by John M. Williams and Iver W. Duedall
"Florida's Hurricane History" by Jay Barnes
"Hurricane Almanac" by Bryan Norcross
HurricaneCity.com calculations by Jim Williams
"Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States" by Rick Schwartz
"Hurricane Watch" by Dr. Bob Sheets and Jack Williams
"Inside the Hurricane" by Pete Davies
"Isaac's Storm" by Erik Larson
"Killer 'Cane" by Robert Mykle
"Lunatic Wind" by William Price Fox
Miami Herald newspaper (microfilm)
"Path of Destruction" by John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein
Sun Sentinel newspaper (microfilm)
"The Major Hurricanes To Affect The Bahamas" by Wayne Neely
"The Ship and the Storm" by Jim Carrier
Plus many more......