(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 1878,1879,1880,1881,1882ts,1885bd,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,1982subtrop,1984tsbr,1986,1996tsbr,1996br,1996br, 1998,1999ts,1999,2003,2004br,2004bdtsbr,2005,2006ts,2007ts,2008tsbr
49 times in 139 yrs end of 2009
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,Cristobal,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.84 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes,not including back door hurricanes,) (21h)once every 6.62 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2011 This is just a statistical average &
does not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by 2008 July 2oth TS Cristobal passes 35 miles to the SE while moving N.E towards outer banks with 50mph winds.
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 1880 80mph sept 9thfrom SSW 1881 sept 9th a hurricane from the SSE 1882 sept 22nd a hurricane hits from the south 1885bd hit 90mph Aug 25th,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
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.............
Morehead City,North carolina's history with
tropical systems