(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 1871bdts,1871ts,1873,1875tsbr,1877bdtsbr,1877,1878ts,1880,1880tsbr,1885-2bdts,1885tsbr,1886-2,1893tsbr,1894,1898, 1899,1901-2ts,1902tsbr,1903br,1906tsbr,1907-2bdts,1915br,1924-2ts,1928ts,1929ts,1932ts,1933ts,1937tsbr,1939,1941,1953tsbr, 1953bdxtropstbr,1956bdtsbr,1957ts,1964tsbd,1966,1972tsbr,1985br,1985bd,1995ts,1995tsbr,1996ts,1998bd,2004-2ts, 2004bdtsbr,2006tsbr,2008bdts 53
times in 140 yrs end of 2011
Names from list above Florence,Flossy,Dora,Alma,Agnes,Elena,kate,Allison,Erin,jerry,Josephine,Bonnie,Frances ,Jeanne,Alberto,Fay,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=37, 69.81% H=16, 30.19%
Longest gap between storms 12 years 1972-1985
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.64 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (13h)once every 10.77 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 85mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next 1 year overdue
Last affected
by 2008 Aug 23rd Tropical storm Fay moves west over this area after passing over north Florida with 50mph winds while moving slowly west towards the western panhandle.
This
areas hurricane past 1873 Sept 19th rated as a cat 1 with 75mph winds from the S.W but heavy damage reported in Tallahassee. 1877 Oct 3rd from the SSW passes just west with 90mph winds. 1880 Aug 31st 80mph from the ESE just south. 1886 june 21st just east of here from the south ,winds 95mph several killed. 1886 June 30th, 85mph just west from the SW 1894 Oct 9th,110mph to the west from the WSW 1898 Aug 2nd 80mph from the S.E just south 1899 Aug 1st a hurricane hits with 90mph winds from the SSE killing 6,many
boats lost since,a very small hurricane press 28.90 . 1939 Aug 13th just south while moving WNW with 80mph winds. 1941 oct 7th 75mph press 29.00 8 ft storm surge 5 killed from the south. 1966 June 9th hurricane Alma hits from the south with 75mph winds. 1985 Nov 21st hurricane Kate hits just west with 90mph winds from the S.W
1998 Sept 3rd Hurricane earl passes to the north from the WSW with 75mph 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.............
Panacea,Florida's history with tropical
systems
