(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 1876,1891,1891ts,1893br,1896,1899,1900tsbr,1901,1910br,1916,1926,1928,1931tsbr 1932,1933tsbr,1956br,1963br,1979-2ts,1996,1998,2004ts,2007subts 23
times in 139 yrs end of 2009
Names
from list above Betsy,Edith,claudette,Frederic,Hortense,Georges,Jeanne, Olga,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 6.04 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (11h)once every 12.64 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2013 season. This is just a statistical average &
does not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by 2007,December 11th Subtropical storm Olga passes by to the north while developing with 45mph winds.
This areas hurricane
past 1876 sept 13th 75mph reports of 19 killed but historians suspect the spanish government withheld death toll & damage info. 1891 aug 20th 90mph hundreds killed 1899 aug 8th San Ciriaco hurricane hits with 110mph winds from the ESE. Winds at approach on SE Puerto Rico were est at 140mph. 3,369 deaths reported in Puerto Rico.Closest approach of eye to Ponce was 15 miles to the North. 1901 july 7th 80mph winds 1926 july 23rd many killed by a hurricane just south while moving NW 1928 sept 13th the san felipe hurricane swept across P.R
killing a preist named after the storm.The hurricane was just north of here
& dumped over 30 inches of rain 312 killed. US president asking for help | Newspaper Article 1932 Sept 27th 95mph winds from due east.Newspaper article 1996 hurricane Hortense hit S.W Puerto
rico with 80mph winds & large waves battered the south coast press 29.23
over 20 inches of rain in city of Guayama east of Ponce 19 killed 4 ft storm
surge 1998 hurricane Georges to north with 110mph winds heavy damage on
entire island 2 billion dollars 12 killed sept 22nd while moving west
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.............
Ponce,Puerto Rico's history with tropical
systems