(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 1876,1879br,1891,1891br,1891tsbr,1893,1898ts,1899,1901tsbr,1901ts,1903ts,1916,1916br, 1924tsbr,1928,1931br,1931ts,1932,1933tsbr,1938,1942ts,1949tsbr,1956,1960br,1975tsbr,1979-2ts 1981ts,1989br,1995br,1996br,1998,2000br,2001tsbr,2004ts,2007subts 36
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names
from list
above Betsy,Donna,Eloise,Claudette,Frederic,Gert,Hugo,Marilyn,Hortense,Georges,Debby,Dean, Jeanne,,Olga
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.86 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (8h)once every 17.38 years
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 2007,December 11th Subtropical storm Olga passes over while developing with 45mph winds. Almost 12 inches in a couple of places, San Juan broke it's one day rain record. Approximately 20 principal roads blocked due to water and fallen trees. A rockslide killed one driver this dawn. Last count, almost 20 rivers and tributaries had overflown their banks. .
This
areas hurricane past 1876 sept 13th a significant hurricane hits from the east reports of 19 killed but historians suspect the spanish government withheld death toll & damage info. 1891 aug 20th 90mph hundreds killed 1899 A severe hurricane comes in from the ESE on Aug 8th. Winds at approach on SE Puerto Rico were est at 140mph. 3,369 deaths reported in Puerto Rico.Closest approach of eye to San Juan was approx 28 miles. 1916 Aug 22nd,press 29.44 92mph for 10 min Area of destruction was probably
45 or 50 miles wide and time or passing about two and a quarter hours 1928
sept 13th 135mph recorded for 5 min press 27.50 top gust 165mph 312 killed in puerto rico.Hotel palace & union club roofs blown off thousands of homes flattened. US president asking for help | Newspaper Article 1932 press
27.70 east of san juan gusts to 120mph 255 killed.75,000 homes destroyed Newspaper article 1960 Hurricane Donna not considered a direct hit passed 75 miles to the north causing heavy flooding & deaths in Puerto rico.more here 1989 Hurricane Hugo Passes just NE of San Juan with the core passing over Culebra causing extensive damage. 1996 hurricane Hortense sept 10th
80mph winds well to the south press 29.23 causes very heavy rain 20 inches kills
19 in P.R brushes 60 miles to the S.W san juan gusts to 70mph 1998 hurricane
Georges 115mph over entire island just south of san juan causes 2 bill dollars
damage killing 12,heavier damage was to the east of here.In Puerto rico over 28,000 homes destroyed & 72,000 damaged
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.............
San Juan,Puerto Rico's history with tropical
systems