(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 "extreme" Extratropical systems will not be noted! "?" indicates unknown at landfall(since 1871).
Years
affected 1874-2extratrop,1874ts,1888ts,1891br,1891ts,1892extratrop,1893,1895ts,1898ts,1923ts,1923extratrop br,1935extratrop br,1958,1989ts,1995 extratrop br,1996tsbr,2000,2005ts,2006extratrop,2009
21 times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names
from list above Helene,Dean,Luis,Hortense,Michael,Ophelia,Florence,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 by 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 1892 aug 22nd 80mph
1893 aug 18th 95mph moving ENE
1958 Hurricane Helene becomes extratropical while moving into St pierre with75mph winds.
2000 oct 20th Hurricane Michael hits just west with 90mph winds downing power lines & trees,
2006 Sept 13th ,Extratropical storm Florence passes just south giving St Pierre wind gusts of 80mph.
2009 Aug 24th Hurricane Bill hits with 75mph winds while moving ENE at 40mph. Minor damage reported but very high seas. Model performance
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.............
St Pierre,Newfoundland's history with tropical
systems (within 80 miles of island)