Guadeloupe's history with tropical
systemsCurrent weather(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
1871,1872br,1879ts,1883br,1889-3ts,1889br,1891br,1893,1898ts,1899,1899br,1901tsbr,1915br
1916ts,1916br,1924tsbr,1928,1930-32ts,1950br,1953ts,1956,1958tsbr,1959ts
1961ts,1963tsbr,1964,1966,1981tsbr,1989,1995ts,1995br,1995,1996ts,1998br,1999br,1999tsbr
39
times in 138yrs end of 2008
Names from list
above
Baker,Edna,Betsy,Ella,Edith,Frances,Helena,cleo,Inez,Gert,Hugo,Iris,Luis,marilyn,Hortense,Georges,Jose,Lenny
How often this area gets
affected?
brushed or hit every 3.54 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.
once every 15.33 years(9h)
Statistically when this area should be affected
next
5 years overdue
Last affected
by
1999 nov 19th T-Storm Lenny brushes just N.E by 40 miles with 70mph winds causes very heavy wave damage on west coast as lenny was pulling away.5 killed here
This areas hurricane
past
1871 aug 21st 115mph moving WNW passing just north
1893 aug 16th 85mph from the SE
1899 Aug 8th,105mph from the ese causing significant destruction
1928 a cat 3 caused great damage to the area sept 12th press 27.76 with 120mph winds. 1,500 killed here,11 ft storm surge,eye passes directly overhead.The storm destroyed nearly every building in Guadeloupe. In neighboring Montserrat 42 dead & 5,000 homeless.
1956 hurricane betsy aug 11th devastates the area with 110mph
winds, kills 6 here
1964 hurricane Cleo kills 14 people here.At Raizet Airport 15m north of eye min press 29.62 44mph gusts to 81mph.1,000 homes destroyed.
1966 hurricane Inez sept 27th 120mph winds(air force recon) 27 killed 600 injured
1989 hugo sept 17th slams the
area with 140mph winds killing 5 & injuring 80 leaving 11,000
homeless
1995 hurricane luis brushes well to the north guadeloupe got 80mph
winds killing 3 & causing moderate damage
1995 hurricane marilyn sept 15th just
SW with 80mph winds bar 29.03 minimal damage
1964 hurricane cleo aug 22nd,winds here 100mph,1,000 homes destroyed & 14 killed
1989 Hurricane Hugo passes over north part of Island Sept 17th with 140mph winds. Newspaper headline
1998 hurricane Georges brushes well to the North moderate damage on north coast
1999 nov 19th T-Storm Lenny brushes just N.E by 40 miles with 70mph winds causes very heavy wave damage on west coast as lenny was pulling away.5 killed here
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.............
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