(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.Unless "significant" Extratropical systems will not be noted! "?" indicates unknown at landfall.(since 1871)
Years
affected 1873,1874extratrop,,1887,1888bdts,1890,1891bdbr,1892extratrop,1893,1895tsbr,1939extratrop,1950 extratrop brush,1969br,1978br,1989tsbr,1995 extratrop,2000ts,2001ts,2005 ts,2006extratrop ,2006ts,2009
21 times 139yrs end of 2009
Names
from list above George (extratrop),Debbie,Ella,Dean,Luis,Florence,Erin,Ophelia,Florence,Isaac,Bill
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 6.62 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (5h)once every 27.80 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2016
Last affected within 80 miles 2009 Aug 24th Hurricane Bill hits with 75mph winds while moving ENE at 40mph. Minor damage reported but very high seas.
This areas hurricane past 1873 a large a powerful hurricanethat lashed sable island with 105mph winds slowly moves into St Johns on AUg 26th with 80mph winds . This was a deadly hurricane killing over 500 in Nova scotia & 100 in New Foundland .
1887 aug 27th A hurricane dies in this area with 75mph winds.
1890 a hurricane brushes just east with 95mph winds on sept 1st while moving NNE
1892 a hurricane moving quickly NE hits with 80mph winds on Aug 22nd.
1893 a hurricane hits with 90mph winds on Aug 18th.
1939 extratropical storm hits with 75mph winds while dying down.
1969 Hurricane Debbie 80mph Aug 24th passes just offshore,this hurricane was cloud seeded earlier 1995 extratropical Luis hits with 120mph winds while racing NNE on Sept 11th.
2009 Aug 24th Hurricane Bill hits with 75mph winds while moving ENE at 40mph. Minor damage reported but very high seas. Model preformance
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.............
