(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.
Years
within 60
miles 1871br,1877ts,1883,1884br,1888br,1888tsbr,1891br,1893ts,1893tsbr,1896 1897tsbr,1898br,1899br,1901tsbr,1903,1908br,1909ts,1909tsbr,1912br,1919br 1926ts,1926,1926br,1927tsbr,1928,1929,1933br,1933tsbr,1936tsbr,1937ts 1941,1945,1946ts,1947ts,1949,1952,1958ts,1965,1966br,1979br,1984ts,1992br,1999br,2001,2004br,2007ts 46
times in 139 yrs end of 2009
Names from
list above Fox,Janice,Betsy,Inez,David,Isadore,Andrew,Floyd,Michelle,Frances,Noel,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.02 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (12h)once every 11.58 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2010 season
Last affected by affected by T.S Noel on Nov 1st ,2007 from the south with 60mph winds 992mb
This areas hurricane
past 1866 press 27.70 inches heavy damage 1883 sept 8th 50 killed 105mph from the south directly over island
1926 eye passes directly over the island july 26th heavy damage,winds estimated at 135mph. 1928 155mph winds sept 17th, great property loss. Eighteen people lost their lives in Nassau from this hurricane. 1929 a major
hurricane hits with 140mph winds,press of 27.65 takes 4 hrs to pass luckily good evacuations
saved many lives heavy damage. Eye passed directly over island.Seven deaths reported in Nassau with numerous injuries.456 houses destroyed & 640damaged.Damage shot #1 | Damage shot #2 | Damage shot #3 | Damage shot #4 | Damage shot #5 | The song "run come see Jerusalem" based on the 1929 hurricane with slide presentation | Courtesy of Wayne Neely's "The major hurricanes to affect the Bahamas"> 1941 oct 5th 102mph 1952 hurricane Fox hits as a cat 2 coming from the
west 1965 hurricane Betsy a cat 3 moving west area gets gusts to 126mph heavy
damage. Betsy page | Radar track In 1992 hurricane
andrew brushed to the north as a cat 4 by 30 miles moderate damage due to andrews small size
1999 sept 14th Hurricane Floyd brushes to the N.E by 55miles causes moderate damage here due to Floyd's large size some broken windows & roof damage.
Nov 5th 2001 Hurricane Michelle hits just south with 85mph winds kncks down power lines & dumps over a ft of rain causing heavy flooding while moving NE pressure 28.72.People here say worst since Betsy in 1965,.
2004 Hurricane Frances arguably a hit as Frances passed approx 50 miles to the north as a cat 3 causing primarilly North & N.W winds.
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.............
Nassau Bahamas history with tropical
systems
