(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 1877br,1879,1882br,1886br,1887br,1888,1890ts,1892tsbr,1893,1893br,1897,1898tsbr,1905tsbr,1905ts 1908ts,1909,1912ts,1915,1920,1923tsbr,1923,1926,1931ts,1932ts,1934ts,1937ts 1940br,1944ts,1946tsbr,1947bdbr,1948ts,1949tsbr,1956ts,1957ts,1959ts,1964 1965,1970tsbr,1974,1977,1979br,1985br,1985,1992,1998tsbr,2002 tsbr, 2002br,2003ts 2004ts,2008,2011ts 51
times in 140yrs end of 2011
Names from list above Esther,Arlene, Hilda, Betsy,Felice,
Carmen, Babe, Bob, Danny, Juan, Andrew,Hermine,Isidore,Lili,Bill ,Matthew,Gustav,Lee,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=25, 49.02% H=26, 50.98%
Longest gap between storms 6 years 1898-1905/1949-1956/1979-1985/1982-1992
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.75 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for a few hours) (16h)once every 8.75 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 103 mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2014 season
Last affected by Sept 3rd, 2011 tropical storm Lee hits while moving slowly N.E with 60mph winds.
This areas hurricane past 1879 Sept1st ,125mph just west from the south 28.70 110mph 9 ft. storm
surge, 1 killed. 1888 august 19th ,105mph from the south very heavy flooding,several buildings destroyed 1893 sept 7th ,95mph from the S.W causes heavy rain here. 1897 Sept 12th,85mph from the ESE just south 1909,Sept 20th,120mph from the south 350 killed press 28.68 ,a 16 ft storm surge. 1915 Sept 29th 125mph category 3, 60 miles east from the south.. 1920 sept 21st,105mph from the south , 6ft storm surge barometer 28.99. 1923 oct 16th,95mph from the south, press 29.25 & a 4 ft storm surge 1926 Aug 26th 90mph from the south 28.31 bar,25 killed in louisiana,60mph sustained in morgan city gusts to 100mph. 1934 June16th hit by a cat 1 hurricane 75mph weakening to T.S from south. 1964 oct 2nd hurricane Hilda 130mph winds from the south ,press 28.40,24 killed by a tornado in Lafourche another 6 killed when a tower fell on city hall. Hundreds injured & 40 homes ripped to pieces by tornadoes.newspaper clip 1965 sept 10 th hurricane Betsy just east of here with 105mph winds from the S.E causes moderate to heavy damage ,very heavy rains. Betsy page 1974 Hurricane Carmen hits with 150mph winds on sept 8th from the SSE. 1977 Sept 5th, 75mph Hurricane babe from the south 1979 July 11th Bob 75mph weakens to T.S moving north 1985 Oct 29th Juan 80mph weakens to T.S from the south. 1992 Aug 26th,Andrew just west as a cat 3 heavy damage to area
andrew 130 mph from the S.E,at approach to land a surge of 9.3 ft was reported in the town of cocodrie on the gulf,to 3.3 feet at the Houma Navigation Canal 23 miles to the north. Newspaper headline | av model error | more on Hurricane Andrew here.
2008, Sept 1st Hurricane Gustav passes over with 95mph winds while moving N.W.Moderate damage reported. final report by NHC
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.............
Morgan City,Louisiana's history with tropical
systems
