(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 1873,1878tsbr,1881br,1885br,1887ts,1888bdbr,1888bdtsbr,1891ts,1892ts,1894 1896,1897ts,1898ts,1901bdts,1903bdts,1909ts,1910,1925,1926bd,1928ts 1929br,1932bdtsbr,1933bdtsbr,1935,1936bdtsbr,1941,1944,1945ts,1945,1946br 1947bdbr,1951ts,1953ts,1959ts,1960,1966br,1968ts,1985tsbr,1990ts,1994ts,1998ts,2001 ts,2004,2005br,2007ts br 45
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names from list
above How,Hazel,Judith,Donna,Alma,Abby,Bob ,Marco,Gordon,Mitch,Gabrielle,Charley,Wilma,Barry,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.09 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes,not including back door hurricanes) (12h)once every 11.58 years
Statistically when this
area should be affected next due before the end of the 2011 season
Last affected
by A weakening tropical storm Barry moving NE brushes to the west by 55 miles heading towards Tampa with 45mph winds june 2nd,2007
This areas hurricane past 1873 Oct 6th a hurricane hits here after moving west in the Gulf of Mexico abrubtly turns east & hits the area as a cat 3 just south with 115mph winds. 1894 sept 25th a 120mph hurricane hits from the south & clips just east of the area causing heavy damage especially to crops 1896 oct 9th a 95mph hurricane hits causing localized flooding 1910 oct 18th a minimal hurricane hits coming from the south pressure here around 28.50. 7 men killed in fishing boats 1925 Dec 1st a minimal hurricane passes just north 1926 sept 18th the 1926 hurricane which destroyed miami moves just south of here with 120mph winds causing storm surge flooding & broke windows with some roof damage 1935 sept 4th the hurricane that destroyed the keys moves just west of here with 110mph winds while moving north 1941 Oct 6th a 110mph hurricane comes from the S.E causing some storm surge flooding 1944 oct 19th a minimal hurricane hits from the south causing storm surge flooding here,this large system caused damage all over the state.Forecaster Grady Norton called this 48 hrs in advance. 1945 sept 16th a 125mph hurricane brushes from the east while moving north causes heavy crop damage in florida. 1960 Hurricane Donna sept 10th press 28.08 heavy storm surge flooding & damage,gusts over 130mph here(measured by FPL),water was first pulled out into Gulf then brought back in as eye passed north causing heavy damage. more here | Gordon Dunn talks about forecasting Donna
2004 Aug 13th,Hurricane Charley hits direct with 145mph winds. Very heavy destruction in Charlotte & Desoto counties from wind & storm surge. A rather small but powerfull hurricane with a 6 to 10 mile wide eye,33 killed with 14 billion in damage. 5 deaths in Charlotte county.Nearly 5 months after landfall nearly 1/3 of hotel room in the area are still not being rented.Surge was less than 7ft on the Gulf & only 1.5 ft in coastal waters.Newspaper headline | Damage photo | Damage photo #2 | Damage photo #3 | Article | headline #2 | headline #3headline #4headline #5headline #7Forecast track 48 hrs before landfallSatellite image of Charley at landfallAnimated radar image at landfall | Closeup sat image | wind swath map | Jim Leonard video from Port Charlotte
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 Charlotte,Florida's history with tropical
systems
