Bangor Maine's history with tropical systems

current 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(since 1871).
Bangor most likely to be hit by a hurricane between september 7th and september 13th
Years within or near core
1874xts,1879tsbr,1880xtropst,1885br,1888xtrophbr,1893tsbr,1893ts,1894bdts,1896xts,1897ts,1899bdxts,1902xts,1904xthbr,1908xts,1916ts,1934xts,1944br,1952xts,1954,1960bdtsbr,
1961bdts,1963xthbr,1969ts(hurdat),1971ts,1972xts,1979bdxts,1985bdbr,1991ts,1996ts,1999bdxts,2007xts,2023xts
32 times in 152 yrs end of 2023






Names from list above
Edna,Donna,Ginny,Gerda,Heidi,Carrie,David,Gloria,Bob,Bertha,Floyd,Barry,Lee,

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio
TS=26, 81.25% H=6, 18.75%
0% of all tropical systems in Bangor are major hurricanes

Longest gap between storms
14 years current 2008-

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 4.75 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for a couple of hours)
(1h)not enough data

Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts)
not enough data

Statistically when Bangor should be affected next
before the end of 2028
This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be affected by that year

Last affected by
2023 Post tropical storm Lee passes just east while moving N.E with 65mph winds area has gust's to 65mph.

This areas hurricane past
1954 Hurricane Edna becomes extratropical while moving onshore just east with 85mph winds on Sept 11th from the SSW.


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Stat sources: NHC Track maps/hurdat2/cyclone reports Hurricane research division
Text Sources:(alp)....Divine Wind Kerry Emanuel.....Florida Hurricanes & Tropical Storms John M. Williams & Iver W.Duedall.....Florida's Hurricane History Jay Barnes.....Hurricane Almanac Bryan Norcross.....hurricanecity.com (calculations) Jim Williams.....Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States Rick Schwartz.....Hurricane Watch Dr. Bob Sheets & Jack Williams.....Inside the Hurricane Pete Davies..... Isaac's Storm Erik Larson..... Killer Cane Robert Mykle.....Lunatic Wind William Price Fox....Miami Herald newspaper(microfilm).....Path of destruction John McQuaid & Mark Schleifstein.....Sun sentinel newspaper(microfilm).....The Major Hurricanes to affect the Bahamas Wayne Neely.....The Ship & the Storm Jim Carrier.....plus many more.............
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