Merida,Mexico's 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.(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 137yrs end of 2007


Names from list above
charlie,Hilda,Beulah,Brenda,Gilbert,Diana,Opal,Isidore, Emily,

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 2.63 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(14h)once every 9.79 years

Statistically when this area should be affected next
before the end of the 2008 season

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



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