(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 1871-2bdbr,1871br,1872ts,1873ts,1874br,1878,1879ts,1880bdts,1880,1882br, 1885tsbr,1886,1887ts,1888bdts,1888br,1889tsbr,1892br,1896,1898bdts,1899ts, 1903tsbdbr,1909bdts,1910bdtsbr,1921,1928bd,1930ts,1933bdts,1935br,1937ts,1939bdts, 1940bdts,1944,1945,1945 bdbr,1946bdts,1947ts,1949bd,1950,1960bd, 1968,1974subts,1984bdts,1985br,1990ts,1995bdts,1995bdts,2000tsbr,2004-2 bdts, 50 times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names from list
above Easy,Donna,Isidore,Elena,Marco,Erin,Jerry,Gordon,Frances,Jeanne,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.78 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(12) once every 11.58 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next 2 years overdue
Last affected by Jeanne sept 26th 2004 coming from the east coast & hits here with 55mph winds.
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This areas hurricane
past 1878 sept 10th 90mph from the SW
1880 Oct 8th 80mph from the SW
1886 July 19th 80mph from the SSW
1896 sept 29th 125mph just west while moving NNE
1921 Oct 25th 100mph from the SW
1928 sept 17th 105mph from the SE
1944 oct 19th 75mph from the south just inland.
1945 June 24th 90mph came in just North.
1949 Aug 27th 75mph from the SE
1950 Sept 6th Hurricane Easy hits while looping with 110mph winds. weather map
1960 Sept 11th Major Hurricane Donna passes just East while moving north with 115mph winds. more here
1968 Oct 19th Hurricane Gladys hits with 80mph winds.
1985 Hurricane Elena with 115mph winds brushes by to the west while looping in the gulf 65 miles to the west causing some coastal flooding here newspaper article #1 | newspaper article #2
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.............
Spring Hill Florida's history with tropical
systems
