(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.
Years
within 60
miles 1878,1892br,1909ts,1921,1928tsbr,1931tsbr,1933-2,1933ts,1934ts 1936ts,,1936tsbr,1938br,1946ts,1947,1951,1955,1955-56ts,1959tsbr 1966,1967,1993br,1995tsbr,1996br,2000 26
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names from list
above Charlie,Gladys,Hilda,Janet,Anna,Beulah,Inez,Fern,Gert,Gabrielle,Dolly,keith
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 5.35 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (10h)once every 13.90 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next 3 years overdue
Last affected
by Oct 5th 2000 Hurricane Keith hits 20 miles to the north with 90mph winds dumping heavy rains. 75mph winds reported in tampico. A elderly man was electrocuted in the city of Tampico in Mexico's northeastern state of Tamaulipas when he touched a live cable that had been blown down in his garden.Keith caused moderate damage as it left traffic signs damaged, some trees partially uprooted and billboards damaged.
This
areas hurricane past 1933 sept 25th 80mph hundreds die from flooding as the second system in 10 days hits. 1947 August 15th, 110mph winds reported. 1 death in Tampico & 18 others to the south. 1951 hurricane Charlie hits with 125mph
winds 1954 on june 25th Alice hits just south 1955 hurricane Hilda hits
with 115mph winds causing bad damage & heavy flooding.200 killed,half of city underwater.Panuco river highest level in 30 years 1955 hurricane janet the 2nd major hurricane in a month kills 300 & leaves 60,000 homeless 1956 hurricane Ana
hits just south with 80mph winds press 29.26 also in 1956 tropical storm Dora
hits to south killing 14 by heavy rains 1959 Tropical storm Beulah hits just
south with 70mph winds press 29.15 1966 oct 9th hurricane Inez hits with 120mph winds gusts to 127mph caused a 12 ft storm surge & kills 65 1993 hurricane Gert hits with 100mph winds
causing moderate damage sept 20th 1996 hurricane Dolly hits in august with
80mph winds press 29.15 just south dumping heavy rain 2 killed 42 injured 100s
of homes flooded
Oct 5th 2000 Hurricane Keith hits 20 miles to the north with 90mph winds dumping heavy rains. 75mph winds reported in tampico. A elderly man was electrocuted in the city of Tampico in Mexico's northeastern state of Tamaulipas when he touched a live cable that had been blown down in his garden.Keith caused moderate damage as it left traffic signs damaged, some trees partially uprooted and billboards damaged.
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.............
Tampico,Mexico's history with tropical
systems