(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 or near core 1872tsbr,1877br,1879ts,1879br,1881tsbr,1885ts,1887ts,1888br,1889tsbr,1892ts,1893bdts,1893,1895ts,1901,1906,1907ts,1911bdts,1912bdtsbr,1912br,1914bdts, 1915br,1916m,1923-2ts,1926ts,1932br,1932bdxts,1936ts,1939ts,1944ts,1947,1948ts,1955-2ts,1956br,1957tsbr,1960,1964bdxts,1965brm,1969m,1979tsbr,1979m, 1985m,1985tsbr,1988br,1995brm,1997br,1998,2001bdts,2002ts,2003tsbr,2004brm,2005ts,2005m,2008br,2009tsbr,2011bdxts,2017ts,2017br,2018tsbr,2020ts,2020,2021ts,2021brm 63
times in 152 yrs end of 2023
Names from list
above Brenda,Flossy,Esther,Ethel,Hilda,Betsy,Camille,Bob,Frederic,Elena,Juan,Florence,David,Opal,Danny,Allison,Isidore,Bill,Ivan,Cindy,Katrina,Gustav,Ida,Lee,Cindy,Nate,Gordon,Cristobal,Zeta, Claudette,Ida,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=36, 57.63% H=27, 42.37%
Longest gap between storms 6 years 1989-1994
How often Bay Saint Louis gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.41 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (12h)once every 12.67 years State stats
Average years between direct major hurricane hits in Bay Saint Louis.(major hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (5)once every 30.4 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 114 mph
Statistically when Bay Saint Louis should be affected
next due
Last affected
by 2021 Aug 29th Hurricane Ida brushes well to the west by 66 miles while moving north with 115mph winds