(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 139 yrs end of 2009
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 3.66 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits. once every 19.86 years (7h)
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2011 season 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
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.............
Saint Lucia's history with tropical
systems