(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 1873br,1876,1883,1889ts,1891tsbr,1894br,1900ts,1901ts,1908ts 1909tsbr,1916bdbr,1918ts,1921br,1928ts,1930,1931ts,1932br,1932tsbr,1943ts 1949,1958tsbr,1963br,1979,1987br,1993tsbr,1998,2003ts,2007ts,2008ts 29
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names from list
above Edith,Inez,Beulah,David,Emily,Cindy,Georges,Odette, Olga,Fay.
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 4.79 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (6h)once every 23.17 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2013
Last affected
by 2008 AUg 16th TS Fay moves over the area with 40mph winds while moving west.
This areas hurricane past >1876 sept 13th a 75mph canes hits from the east while weakening 1930 press 27.56 150mph winds
total devestation 2,000 killed in the dominican republic 1979 hurricane david hits & area has gusts to 172mph
waves & storm surge the size of 4 story buildings kill over 1,000. Damage photo | #2 | David page 1998
hurricane Georges just north while moving west with 120mph winds causing heavy
damage to north killing 200 in sept .Heavy flooding in Santo Damingo 111 million dollars damage. Sat image
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.............
Santo Domingo Dominican republic's history with
tropical systems