(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. Years
within 60
miles 1873br,1876bdts,1878-2bdbr,1883br,1887bdts,1894bdbr,1899ts,1900ts,1900tsbr, 1905ts,1908br,1909-2,1916bdts,1930bdts,1938bdts,1954,1955br,1963br,1966br,1975ts 1979,1987tsbr,1998,2000ts,2007ts,2007tsbr,2008tsbr,2010 29
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names from list
above Hazel,Hilda,Flora,Inez,Eloise,David,Emily,Georges,Debby ,Noel,Olga,Fay,Tomas
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=14, 48.28% H=15, 51.72%
Longest gap between storms 15 years 1938-1954
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 4.83 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (6h)once every 23.33 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 84 mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2015 season.
Last affected by 2010 Nov 5th Hurricane Tomas passes just to the NW with 80mph winds while moving NNE
This areas
hurricane past 1909 Aug 23rd, 90mph from the ESE 1909 Nov 12th,85mph from the S.W In 1954 hurricane Hazel tore up haiti on a
Northward movement with 95mph winds on Oct 13th. Hurricane Hazel page 1979 Sept 1st Hurricane David hits with 80mph after pummeling the Dominican republic. David page. 1998 sept 23rd,hurricane Georges hits with 75mph winds from the ESE killing 100 in Haiti. Sat image
2010 Nov 5th Hurricane Tomas passes just to the NW with 80mph winds while moving NNE. Tomas model history
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.............
Mole St Nicolas,Haiti's history with tropical
systems
