(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 1873br,1875br,1876bdbr,1878-2,1883br,1887bdbr,1891ts,1894,1899,1900ts 1901ts,1908tsbr,1910br,1928,1930tsbd,1931tsbr,1932tsbr,1933tsbr,1938tsbd 1948ts,1954br,1955bdtsbr,1958ts,1963br,1964br,1966,1979br,1994tsbr,1998,2007-2ts,2008ts,2008 35
times in 138yrs end of 2008
Names from list
above Hazel,katie,Gerda,cleo,Beulah,Inez,Gordon,Georges ,Noel,Olga,Fay,Gustav,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.94 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (8h)once every 17.25 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next affected in 2008
Last affected
by 2008 Aug 26th Hurricane Gustav hits just SW with 90mph winds while slowly moving N.W killing 51 in Haiti due to flooding.
This areas hurricane
past 1878 a number of people killed in aux cayes 90mph sept 4th 1954 Hurricane Hazel kills over 1,000 due to flooding Oct 10th.Hurricane Hazel page 1963 hurricane Flora passes just south with 140mph winds
killing many 1966 sept 29th hurricane Inez hits with 115mph winds killing 750 in haiti. Air force recon reports pressure of 29.15 just east of Port a prince on evening of 29th,a rise of 60mb.newspaper headline 1980 hurricane Allen passes to southas a cat 5 killing 41 due to
tin roofs flying off as well as flooding 1200 left homeless & coffee crops
destroyed 1998 hurricane Georges passes to the north with 80mph winds,heavy
rain kills over 100 in haiti. North coast reports heavy flooding
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.............
Port au prince,Haiti's history with tropical
systems