(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 1906br,1908,1911br,1913br,1933tsbr,1940-2ts,1953tsbr 1964ts,1994tsbr,1999ts,2005,2007br,2009 14
times in 139 yrs end of 2009
Names from list above Alice,Gordon,Katrina,Beta,Felix,Ida,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 9.93 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (3h)once every 46.33 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2019
Last affected
by 2009 Nov 6th Hurricane Ida makes landfall just south of here with 75mph winds.
This areas hurricane
past Both hurricanes Joan 1988 & Hurricane Cesar 1996 passes
over 75 miles to the south not considered brushes
2005, Oct 30th Hurricane Beta hits just south with 115mph winds.Beta moved WSW at 6mph while moving just south of Prinzapolca.Heavy damage reported on coast & 4 missing.
2009 Nov 6th Hurricane Ida Landfall near Prinzapolca about 80 percent of homes were destroyed in nearby Karawala, a fishing village of about 100 flimsy, wooden shacks near the mouth of the Rio Grande de Matagalpa, said Nicaragua's National Civil Defense director, Mario Perez. "There was major damage in the region's infrastructure, such as fallen bridges, damaged schools and government buildings, and electrical transmission towers and telephone service were knocked out, Corn Island, where strong winds damaged about 45 homes, smashed boats, toppled trees and knocked out power. Corn Island, said many fruit trees on the hotel's 13-acre ranch were damaged. models before landfall
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.............
Prinzapolca,Nicaragua's history with tropical
systems