(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 1873,1875br,1878,1878br,1878tsbr,1887tsbr,1891ts,1894br,1896br,1898tsbr,1899,1900tsbr 1909ts,1910,1911ts,1917br,1928br,1931tsbr,1932ts,1933ts,1933tsbr,1938tsbr 1955,1958br,1958ts,1964,1966,1967,1987br,2003ts,2005tsbr,2007ts,2008br 33
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names from list above katie,ella,gerda,cleo,inez,beulah,emily,Odette, Alpha,Noel,Gustav,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 4.21 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (8h)once every 17.38 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2013
Last affected by 2008 August 26th Hurricane Gustav passes just west while moving NW with 90mph winds.
This areas
hurricane past 1878 sept 4th 90mph moving NW 1955 oct 16th hurricane Katie press 29.05 winds 115mph hits from the south while
moving N.E on oct 17th 7 killed 1958 hurricane ella hits killing 39 people with 110mph
winds 1964 aug 24th 25 miles to the south Cleo a cat 5 with 155mph winds causes high storm surges & kills 7 here. Hurricane hunter aircraft reports heavy damage to wings. 1966 sept 29th hurricane Inez hits with 130mph winds press 27.79 10 ft storm surge between 75 & 100 killed,hit around noontime. 450 approx injuries. 1967 Beulah sept 11 winds over 100mph 2 killed 1987 hurricane Emily just north with 115mph winds moderate damage
2003 December 7th , a very rare december storm Odette hits with 65mph winds from the SW causing heavy flooding & killing 8 in the Barahona peninsula.
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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.............
Oviedo Dominican republics history with tropical
systems