(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 1879,1886,1886-1895ts,1896,1897bd,1898ts,1915br,1918,1932br,1934tsbr,1940 1940-41ts,1942,1943br,1946ts,1947br,1957,1957ts,1963,1970-78-79ts 1980tsbr,1982ts,1986,1987ts,1989,1995tsbr,2005,2007,2008ts,2008 34
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names
from list above Audrey,cindy,Alicia,chris,Bonnie,Chantel,Dean,Rita, Humberto,Edouard,Ike,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 4.09 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (14h)once every 9.93 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2013
This is just a statistical average & does
not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by 2008 Hurricane Ike hits 65 miles to the south on Sept 13th with 110mph winds this massive hurricane gave Port Arthur hurricane force gusts & a very high storm surge flooding many areas.
This areas
hurricane past 1886 oct 12th hurricane force winds for 36 hrs. 1897 SEP 11 a cat 1 kills 13 Many houses in Port Arthur Destroyed
1934 in june a hurricane hit the area after doing 2
loops aug 1940 a hurricane hit with 82mph winds with hurricane force winds
extending out only 20 miles 1957 Hurricane Audrey hits just east with 150mph winds moving north. 17,000 left homeless.Pressure recorded at landfall was 966mb 28.51 NOAA web page 1979 tropical storm claudette dumped 40 inches of
rain here 1986 bonnie hit with 80mph winds moderate damage 3 killed 1963
hurricane Cindy over 2 ft of rain in some areas 1957 hurricane Audrey 10
killed just south
2005 Sept 24th Hurricane Rita hits with 120mph winds just east. Moderate damage & surge as east side of Rita passed by to the east.Moves slowly to the NW as a large hurricane weakening while moving in.Officially winds reached 116mph in Port Arthur.Radar at landfall | Damage map | Damage shot
2007 Sept 13th Hurricane Humberto hits with 85mph. Became a Hurricane quickly while moving NNE heading inland & caused moderate damage to the area.The highest official wind report was from CMAN station at sea rim pk with a 10min av wind speed of 70mph with gusts to 84mph. An unofficial gust of 101kt was recieved from a barge located in the golden Pass ship channel near the Texas/Louisiana border. Strengthened from 25kts to 80kt within 24 hrs while to the south. Est 986mb before landfall and 988mb at the Beaumont/Port Arthur airport. Highest storm tide was 4.87ft from the Texas point guage. 1 death reported in the area,120,000 without power.Animated radarz
2008 Hurricane Ike hits 65 miles to the south on Sept 13th with 110mph winds this massive hurricane gave Port Arthur hurricane force gusts & a very high storm surge flooding many areas.Port Arthur, located several miles inland at the head of Sabine Lake, measured a maximum surge of 11.03 ft.Gusts recorded at 83mph
Ike model history
NNE
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.............
