(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,1879,1887br,1888,1892tsbr,1893,1897,1898ts,1905ts,1905tsbr 1909,1912ts,1915,1920,1923,1926,1931ts,1932-2ts,1934,1936tsbr,1937ts 1939ts,1944ts,1946tsbr,1947bdbr,1948br,1949tsbr,1954br,1956-57tsbr,1959ts,1964 1965,1971br,1974,1977ts,1979,1985br,1985,1992,1998tsbr,2002 tsbr, 2002br,2003ts 2004ts,2008 47
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names from list above Flossy,Carol, Esther,Arlene, Hilda, Betsy
Edith, Carmen, Babe, Bob, Danny, Juan, Andrew,Hermine,Isidore,Lili,Bill ,Matthew,Gustav,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.96 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (17h)once every 8.18 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2011
Last affected by Sept 1st 2008 Hurricane Gustav passes over with 95mph winds while moving N.W.Moderate damage reported
This areas hurricane past 1856 Isle derniere
South of here was destroyed 200 killed 1879 just west 28.70 80mph 9 ft. storm
surge, 1 killed 1888 august 19th very heavy flooding,several buildings destroyed 1893 sept 7th a hurricane causes heavy rain here 1909, 350 killed press 28.68 ,a 16 ft storm surge,winds 120mph. 1915 category 3
1920 sept 22nd 6ft storm surge barometer 28.99 1923 oct 16th press 29.25 & a 4 ft storm surge 1926 28.31 bar,25 killed in louisiana,60mph sustained in morgan city gusts to 100mph 1934 mid June hit by a hurricane. Not a single building escaped unharmed.Press 28.52 7 killed 1964 oct 2nd hurricane hilda 130mph winds 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 causes moderate to heavy damage ,very heavy rains. Betsy page 1974 Hurricane Carmen hits with 86mph winds on sept 8th. 1 killed & damage primarily to crops 1992 Andrew just west as a cat 3 heavy damage to area
andrew 130 mph ,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 | 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
