Saint Lucia's history with tropical systems
Current weather

(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
1872br,1875,1879br,1894,1895ts,1895,1896br,1900ts,1903,1905ts,1909ts,1909tsbr
1911tsbr,1916br,1918tsbr,1921br,1924tsbr,1931-2tsbr,1941ts,1942ts,1942tsbr
1943ts,1948ts,1949ts,1951,1960ts,1963br,1966ts,1967ts,1979ts,1979,1980,1993tsbr,1994ts,1995br,2001 T.S BR,2007
38 times in 137 yrs end of 2007

Names from list above
Dog,Abby,Edith,Judith,Beulah,David,Allen,Cindy,Debby,Iris,Chantal, Dean

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 3.61 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.
once every 19.58 years (7h)

Statistically when this area should be affected next
Affected by Dean in 2007
This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be affected by that year

Last affected by
Aug 17th,2007 Hurricane Dean passes between Martinique and St Lucia with 100mph winds. .

This areas hurricane past
1875 90mph sept 9th just north
1960 hurricane Abby hit with 80mph winds in july killing 6.Newspaper article
1963 hurricane Edith hits with 80mph winds press 28.88 10 killed
1979 Hurricane David passes just north of here by 40 miles with 145mph winds causing alot of tree damage Aug 29th. Full brunt was felt north of this Island. David page
1980 hurricane Allen eye passes just south Allen had 115mph winds at the time gusts to 130mph aug 4th very heavy damage. Six reported killed with 235 million in damage.
1994 tropical storm Debby destroys 60% of Banana crops
Aug 17th,2007 Hurricane Dean passes between Martinique and St Lucia with 100mph winds.The roof at the Children's Ward of the Victoria Hospital had been blown off and roads had been blocked with debris. The two airports on the island had been closed and eyewitnesses told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that boulders used as "wave breakers" at the sea ports in Castries had been pushed unto the nearby John Compton Highway. Strong winds and heavy seas caused extensive damage along the north and west coasts of St. Lucia, including damage to bridges, roofs, and utility poles. Damage there was estimated at $18 million.Was moving west at nearly 25mph while passing through.One death reported in St Lucia

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