(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 1871br,1876br,1878ts,1891,1891ts,1891,1893,1894br,1898ts,1898tsbr,1899,1900ts,1901br 1903tsbr,1908tsbr,1910,1916,1916ts,1916,1924ts,1926tsbr,1928,1930tsbr,1931ts,1932br 1933ts,1933tsbr,1945tsbr,1950tsbr,1956,1959tsbr,1960br,1979tsbr,1981ts,1984tsbr 1989,1995br,1996br,1998,1999,2004ts,2008 43
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names
from list
above Baker,Donna,Betsy,Edith,Frederic,Gert,klaus,Hugo,Marilyn,Hortense,Georges,Lenny,Jeanne,Omar,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.23 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include even small hurricanes) once every 12.64 years (11h)
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2012
This is just a statistical average & does
not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by 2008 Oct 15th Hurricane Omar passes just east with 115mph winds.
This areas hurricane past 1891 aug 20th 95mph winds while
moving NW 1891 again on oct 14th 95mph winds while moving NNW 1893 95mph
winds while moving WNW aug 16th 1899 a borderline cat 3 hits just south on august 8th
causing heavy damage 1916 a cat 2 hits october 9th,963 mb implies winds of at
97 kt from the southern pressure-wind relationship. 95 kt is chosen for HURDAT
at 18 UTC on the 9th, 1928 a major hurricane
hits causing major damage just south pressure of 27.50 was recorded. US president asking for help 1956 hurricane Betsy hits with 90mph winds on
august 12th 1989 hurricane Hugo hits with 140mph winds island is
devestated. | Damage photos | Newspaper article | article #2 | more damage photos | more photos 1995 hurricane Marilyn hits with 105mph winds causing very heavy
damage press 28.32 gusts to 125mph west side hit hardest 1998 hurricane
Georges hits with 110mph just north sept 21st moderate damage here
In 1999 on Nov 17th Major hurricane Lenny brushes just south with 150mph winds causing moderate damage to the island.gusts to 112 mph reported here.| Lenny satellite
2008 Oct 15th Hurricane Omar passes just east coming from the south with 115mph winds. A very small wind field only affected the east part of the island with hurricane force gusts but overall minor damage. Model performance | Call ins to local radio show during passage... subscription required
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.....
Saint Croix,Virgin Island's history with
tropical systems