Nassau Bahamas history with tropical systems(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 137 yrs end of 2007


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 2.98 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(12h)once every 11.42 years

Statistically when this area should be affected next
affected in 2007

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.

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