(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 1872bdts,1874tsbr,1877xtrop,1879,1888ts,1888tsbd,1894ts,1896ts,1897tsbr,1938extrop,1944,1954,1955tsbr 1960,1961br,1985br,1985tsbdbr,1991,1996tsbr,1999ts,2004bdts,2008 tsbd 22
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names from list
above Carol,Connie,Donna,Esther,Henry,Gloria,Bob,Fran,Floyd,Charley,Hanna,
How often Providence gets
affected? brushed or hit every 6.32 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes,not including back door hurricanes) (6h)once every 23.17 years
Statistically when Providence should be affected
next before the end of 2015
Last affected
by Sept 7th, 2008 TS Hanna passes just east very quickly while moving from the S.W moving N.E with 55mph winds.
This areas
hurricane past 1879 a hurricane hits area has a complete lull
press 29.05 1938 600 killed near this areas as they had gusts over 130mph
press 27.94.Very high storm surge up to 30 ft,16 ft reported in Providence. System was moving at a forward speed of 38mph when it hit. Newspaper article #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | Maximum wind map | monument 1944 a system causes 11 inches of rain here 1954 hurricane
Carol hits the area with gusts to 130mph press 28.75 heavy damage from storm
surge.200 homes destryed in Newport to the south & 60 killed. A storm tide of 14.8ft was observed. After this hurricane a wall was built to protect from storm surges. Newspaper article | Newspaper Headline | Newspaper Headline #2 | Dowtown providence flooding | Damage shot from Newport | Damage shot from Conimicut point | Maximum wind map 1960
hurricane Donna sept 13th passes by here with 105mph winds rapidly press 28.55 moderate
damage. Reports of 81mph from the south here | more here 1985 hurricane Gloria brushes by the area as area had gusts to 105mph more on Hurricane Gloria here
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.............
Providence,Rhode Island's history with tropical
systems