Spring Hill Florida's history with tropical systems
(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 137yrs end of 2007

Names from list above
Easy,Donna,Isidore,Elena,Marco,Erin,Jerry,Gordon,Frances,Jeanne,

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 2.74 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(12)
once every 11.41 years

Statistically when this area should be affected next
1 year overdue

Last affected by
Jeanne sept 26th 2004 coming from the east coast & hits here with 55mph winds. .

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.video documentary | 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

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