(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 1871,1876,1879ts,1889br,1891,1891ts,1893,1894br,1898-2ts,1900ts,1901tsbr,1901ts 1903ts,1908tsbr,1910,1916,1916ts,1924ts,1928,1931ts,1932,1933-2ts, 1950tsbr,1959tsbr,1960,1979-2ts,1981ts,1984tsbr,1989br,1995,1996br,1998br,1999-2br,2000,2007subts, 39
times in 138yrs end of 2008
Names
from list
above Baker,Edith,Donna,Claudette,Frederic,Gert,klaus,Hugo,Marilyn,Bertha,Georges,Jose,Lenny,Olga,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.54 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (11h)once every 12.55 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2011
This is just a statistical average & does
not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by Dec 10th,2007 Subtropical storm Olga develops 50 miles to the west while moving away.
This areas
hurricane past 1837 40lb rocks from 40 ft deep were reported to be
thrown on shore 1867 st thomas was destroyed by a major hurricane press
27.95 1871 another major hurricane with 115mph winds devestates the island aug 21st 27 killed in the virgin islands >1876 sept 13th a 80mph canes hits from the east 1891 aug 19th 95mph 1893 aug 16th 95mph 1910 sept 6th 95mph just south 1916 aug22nd 95mph 1928 sept 13th a cat 5 just south heavy damage. US president asking for help 1932 sept 27th just north 110mph 1960 Hurricane Donna passes just North with 140mph winds killing 107 in the northern Antilles and puerto rico. 1960 sept 5th,Hurricane Donna passes just north by 30 miles with 130mph winds.more here 1984 tropical
storm Klaus hits with 70mph winds in november catching residents off
guard 1989 hurricane Hugo brushes well to the south but damaged hotels on the
south shore,the virgin isle,watergate & island beachcomber were hit
hard 1995 hurricane Marilyn hits sept 16th with 110mph winds causing heavy damage 40%
homes destroyed & 80% of businesses were destroyed,press 28.35. 1 year later
only 2,700 out of 4,000 rooms were available. Newspaper article 1996 hurricane Bertha on july
8th brushed by 1 school collapsed some roof damage from 85mph winds press
29.03 1998 hurricane Georges with 110mph winds just south causes 55 boats to
sink in the virgin islands & causes wide spread power outages.
Aug 22nd 2000 Hurricane Debby brushes just north with 75mph winds causing minor damage.
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 Thomas,Virgin Island's history with
tropical systems