Morehead City,North Carolina hurricanes

Morehead City,North carolina'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).

Years within 60 miles
1878,1879,1881,1882ts,1888,1894bd,1897tsbr,1899,1907ts,1908,1910ts 1913,1918ts,1925ts,1928bdts,1933br,1942tsbr,1953,1955,1955,1958,1960bdtsbr,1960 1962ts,1964bdts,1964ts,1968,1971ts,1971ts,1972bdtsbr,1981ts,1984tsbr,1986,1996tsbr,1996br,1996br, 1998,1999ts,1999,2003,2004br,2004bdtsbr,2005,2006ts,2007ts, 45 times in 137 yrs end of 2007

Names from list above
Barbara,Connie,Ione,Helene,Brenda,Donna,Isabell,Alma,Dora,Gladys,Doria,Agnes,Ginger ,Dennis,Diana,Charley,Andrew,Arther,Bertha,Fran,Bonnie,Dennis,Floyd ,Isabel,Alex,Charley,Ophelia,Ernesto,Gabrielle

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 3.04 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes,not including back door hurricanes,)
(19h)once every 7.21 years

Statistically when this area should be affected next
affected in 2007
This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be affected by that year

Last affected by
2007,Sept 9th T.S Gabrielle brushes by to the east with 50mph winds & then heads out to sea.

This areas hurricane past
1876 2 dead in Onslow countyfrom Okracoke to rocky mount reports were gathered of killed & injured.In 1878 an anemometer registered 138mph before being blown away oct 22nd 1879 aug 18th a hurricane from the south 1881 sept 9th a hurricane from the SSE 1882 sept 22nd a hurricane hits from the south 1888 oct 11th a hurricane hits from the SSW 1899 aug 17th a hurricane hits just east & north,the whaling communities of shakleford banks were destroyed 1913 Sept 9th cat 1 1944 Pamlico sound back washed on the capes with 105mph winds 1953 hurricane Barbara hits with 105mph winds,1 killed 1/2 dozen injured.Reported lull for 15 minutes at 9:30PM.Roofs blown off several homes.weather map 1954 Hurricane Hazel hits with 100mph winds causing an 8.8 ft storm surge 1955 hurricane connie to the east by 25 miles 72mph gusts to 83mph Newspaper headline 1955 hurricane Ione 75mph gusts to 107mph 1958 sept 27th hurricane Helen brushes just SE by 25 miles with 125mph winds tides here rose 8 ft,heavy coastal damage 1960 sept 11th hurricane Donna hits with 110mph winds causing moderate to heavy damage here 100 injured more here 1968 oct 19th hurricane Gladys 25 miles to the east as a cat 1 gusts here to 85mph 1986 hurricane charley just east with 75mph winds 1996 hurricane Bertha july 12th 45 miles to the south area had gusts tp 100mph bertha had winds of 105mph press 28.85. Newspaper article | Radar 1996 hurricane Fran just south with 115mph winds. Newspaper headline | #2 | satelite image 2003 Sept 18th Hurricane Isabel hits with 100mph winds causing moderate damage. Moving NW @24mph some roof damage,some coastal homes destroyed. 1 killed here, 400 or 500 houses with flood damage.Mill Creek also suffered extensive road flooding. East part of Carteret county hit hard & west had minimal damage.The city’s old number two fire station near Camp Glenn had the flat portion of its roof lifted up and suffered some damage. | damage photos | Newspaper article 2005 Sept 15th Hurricane Ophelia passes just south with 90mph winds Northern eyewall over Morehead city for a couple of hours.Heavy damage by surge in Salter path.Pier badly damaged in Atlantic bch. Widespread power outages with some roof damage & coastal flooding.Damage in Salter path

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