(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 1887 tsbr,1892br,1923ts,1924tsbr,1931ts,1931,1932ts,1933tsbr,
1936bdtsbr,1949ts,1950,1955br,2005br 13
times in 139 yrs end of 2009
Names from list
above Item,Janet,Stan,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 10.69 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (2h)once every 69.50 years
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of the 2016 season
Last affected by 2005 Oct 2nd Hurricane Stan comes in 80 miles to the south with 80mph winds while moving SW.Some flooding with over 160 dead in areas to south & Guatemala.
This areas hurricane past 1931 sept 16th hit with 80mph winds. 1950 Hurricane Item hits with 75mph on Oct 10th.
1955 janet brushes just north of here with 95mph winds after pounding Yucatan peninsula as a cat 5 earlier.
2005 Oct 2nd Hurricane Stan comes in 80 miles to the south with 80mph winds while moving SW.Some flooding with over 160 dead in areas to south & Guatemala.
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.............
Veracruz Mexico's history with tropical
systems