(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 1873br,1885br,1887tsbr,1888bdts,1891-92ts,1894,1896br,1897ts,1901bdtsbr 1903bd,1910bdtsbr,1921br,1925,1926bdbr,1933bdts,1935,1941bdbr,1944,1945tsbr,1946,1950br, 1951-59tsbr,1960bd,1966-68br,1988ts,1990ts,2001ts,2004br,2007ts 32
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names from list
above Easy,How,Hazel,Judith,Donna,Abby,Alma,keith,Marco ,Gabrielle,Charley,Barry,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 4.34 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes,not including back door hurricanes) (7h)once every 19.86 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2012 season
Last affected by Affected by TS Barry on June 2nd ,2007 passing just west while moving NE & weakening with 40mph winds.
This areas hurricane past 1894 sept 26th a hurricane with 110mph from the south dumps over 12 inches of rain with high tides causes heavy damage here as it passes approx 40 miles to the east 1944 100mph
winds caused 18 deaths 1925 on dec 1st 70 to 75mph winds 1935 labor day hurricane passed approx 25 miles to the west of here while moving north with 110mph winds on sept 4th,storm surge was not a factor here due to offshore winds 1944 a huge hurricane causes winds over 100mph here heavy storm surge flooding 1946 october 7th 80mph press 28.95 overall minor damage 1950 hurricane easy 50 miles to the west causes 7 ft storm surgewhile moving north with 125mph winds 1960 Hurricane Donna hits from the south with gusts to 120mph winds & sustained at 80mph sept 11th,Water was pulled out of all bays & inlets & brought back in when she pulled north causing heavy damage here. more here 1988 t.s
keith 65mph 1990 marco 60mph just west,
2004 August 13th, Hurricane Charley comes ashore south of here with 145mph winds while moving NNE. Heavy damage in western Sarasota county.
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.............
Sarasota,Florida's history with tropical
systems