Ponce,Puerto Rico's history with tropical systems
Current weather

(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 137 yrs end of 2007

Names from list above
Betsy,Edith,claudette,Frederic,Hortense,Georges,Jeanne, Olga,

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 5.96 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(11h)once every 12.45 years

Statistically when this area should be affected next
affected in 2007
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


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