(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 1874br,1879br,1886br,1887ts,1893ts,1895ts,1895tsbr,1900tsbr,1905ts 1906ts,1913br,1916br,1920tsbr,1922ts,1928ts,1931tsbr,1933tsbr,1933br,1934,1936tsbr,1938br 1939tsbr,1940tsbr,1944br,1947ts,1951br,1955,1955br,1967br,1969ts,1974br,1975tsbr,1988br,1990ts 1995,1996 ,2001TS ,2005br,2005ts,2005,2007 41 times in 139yrs end of 2009,
Names from list
above charlie,hilda,janet,laurie,gilbert,diana,roxanne,dolly ,Chantal,Emily,Stan,Wilma,Dean,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.39 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (6h)once every 23.17 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2011 season
Last affected
by 2007 Aug 21st Hurricane Dean passes approx 45 miles to the south with 165mph winds.
This areas
hurricane past 1934 june 9th 80mph winds Hurricane Janet,Just south of here in 1955 sept 28th 175mph was
recorded before meter blew away very heavy damage. Hurricane hunter aircraft lost & never found. 1995 Hurricane Roxanne hits just north with 115mph winds on oct 11th
1996 hurricane Dolly hits aug 20th with 75mph winds.
2005 July 18th Hurricane Emily passes approx 50 miles to the North with 135mph winds.
2005,Oct 21st Hurricane Wilma passes by to the NE while moving NW by nearly 60 miles. Extensive damage to areas south of Cozumel even more so than from Hurricane Emily earlier in the year.At this time Wilma had winds of 150mph & was moving very slowly.
2007 Aug 21st Hurricane Dean passes approx 45 miles to the south with 165mph winds. Satellite loop at landfall | Radar at landfallDamage shots from Mahahual point of impcat | Damage photo to south
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.............
Punta Allen,Mexico's history with tropical
systems