(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 since 1871 1873,1876,1878ts,1878,1888bd,1891bdts,1891tsbdbr,1892ts,1894,1895tsbr 1897ts,1898tsbr,1904ts,1909tsbr,1910,1924,1926bdbr,1929bdbr,1932bdts,1934tsbr 1935,1936-2ts,1941br,1944,1945ts,1945bd,1947bd,1947br,1948br,1953ts,1959tsbr,1960,1964,1969ts,1981tsbr 1985ts,1992bdbr,1994tsbr,1998ts,1999ts,2004br,2005,2006ts,2008ts 45
times in 139 yrs end of 2009
Names from list
above Donna,Isabell,Jenny,Judith,Dennis,Bob,Andrew,Gordon,Mitch,Harvey,Charley,Wilma,Ernesto,Fay,
How often Naples gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.09 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (14h)once every 9.93 years
Statistically when Naples should be affected
next before the end of 2012
Last affected
by 2008 Aug 19th TS Fay passesover the area with 55mph winds while moving NNE.
This areas hurricane past 1873 Oct 7th a hurricane cause high storm
surge with 110mph winds while moving north east while hitting Ft Myers with 115mph winds.
1876 from south Oct 20th 105mph winds 1878 80mph sept 7th.
1888 95mph winds aug 17th 1894 sept 25th a 120mph cane hits from the south 1910 press 28.40 winds over 100mph high storm surge
1910 a cat
3 hits from the south Oct 18th moved into Naples after hitting Marco Island with 115mph winds.Hurricane research division says cat 2 at landfall.
1924 oct 20th just south winds here 80mph press around 29.00 heavy rain up to 24 inches
1935 labor day hurricane passes approx 20 miles to the west after slamming the keys.At time odf passage winds in hurricane were 115mph sept 3rd
1941 from the east a cat 2 hits in mid oct minor
damage
1944 Oct 19th a major hurricane (115mph)brushes just west causing heavy storm surge flooding here.Forecaster Grady Norton called this 2 days out.
1945 a back door Hurricanes brushes justwest with 125mph winds
1947 a hurricane which pounded the east coast hits here with 100mph winds while slowly moving west dumping 8 inches of rain & a 6 ft storm surge sept 17th.Naples was in the eye for approx 1 hour.
1960 hurricane Donna sept 10th a 10 ft storm surge press 27.97 naples fishing pier destroyed.Winds sustained at over 100mph with gusts to 130mph,12:20PM. more here | Gordon Dunn talks about forecasting Donna
1964 Hurricane Isbell hits just south with 125mph winds. Hit at 4:15PM Oct 14th while moving ENE across South Florida.
1992 andrew
from the east brushed the area with 100mph winds area had some roof
damage
1995 t.s jerry dumped 16 inches of rain on this area 1964 isabell
hits from the gulf with 125mph winds 1 killed major damage to area as she came ashore approx 30 miles to the south Oct 15th.
2004 August 13th Hurricane Charley comes in approx 40 miles North of here as a very small but powerfull category 4 with 145mph winds.
2005 Oct 24th Hurricane Wilma hits from the SW with 125mph winds while moving very quickly. Wilma came ashore just south which kept the surge in Naples to a minimum.Naples and East Naples had widespread damage of pool cages and patios two condominium towers in the city that sustained $135 million in damage,Another condominium building, the Stratford of Pelican Bay in North Naples, was also heavily damaged, officials said.The Naples Zoo was heavily damaged and won't open for a month or two, director Larry Tetzlaff said. A Wallaby died from stress while being moved before the storm and some other animals escaped during the hurricane, but were recaptured, he said.No more than 1,000 homes appear to have roof damage. Official final report from NHC 83mph sustained with gusts to 104mph. Unofficial Marco Island gust to 134mph.| Wilma satelite picture | Naples surge photo | Marco Island damage
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.............
Naples,Florida's history with tropical
systems
