(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 or near core 1872tsbr,1877br,1879tsbr,1880tsbr,1881ts,1882brm,1885bdts,1887ts,1889ts,1892tsbr,1893,1894ts,1895ts,1900ts,1901,1902tsbr,1906,1907ts,1911,1912bdtsbr,1912,1914bdts,1915tsbr, 1916,1916m,1917brm,1919tsbr,1923-2ts,1926,1932,1932tsbr,1934ts,1936tsbr,1939ts,1939tsbr,1947br,1947ts,1948tsbr,1950,1956br,1959tsbr,1960ts,1964xtropstbd,1969brm,1979m,1985m, 1985ts,1995,1995brm,1997,1998br,2001bdsubts,2002ts,2004m,2005ts,2005tsbr,2005m,2009tsbr,2009ts,2017ts,2017br,2018ts,2020tsbr,2020,2020br,2021ts 67
times in 152 yrs end of 2023
Names
from list
above Baker,Flossy,Irene,Ethel,Hilda,Judith,Camille,Frederic,Elena,Juan,Erin,Opal,Danny,Georges,Allison,Hanna,Ivan,Arlene,Cindy,Katrina,Claudette,Ida,Cindy,Nate,Gordon,Cristobal,Sally,Zeta,Claudette,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=40, 59.70% H=27, 40.30%
Longest gap between storms 9 years 1970-1978 & 1986-1994
How often Mobile gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.27 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits in Mobile.(hurricane force winds for a few hours) (17h)once every 8.94 years State stats
Average years between major hurricane hits in Mobile.(5) once every 30.4 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits in Mobile. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 98 mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next due in 2024
Last affected by 2021 June 19th Tropical Storm Claudette passes to N.W by 69 miles with 40mph winds while moving NE.
Mobile's hurricane past 1893 Oct 2nd, 90mph from the S.W 1901 Aug 15th, 80mph from the SSW 1906 a 10 ft s.s bar 28.50 sept 27th 110mph winds from the SSE . 1911 Aug 11th, 80mph from the S.E 1912 sept14th, storm surge 4.4ft 75mph from the south 1916 July 6th,bar 28.92
s.s 11.6ft with 80mph from the south winds gusts to 106mph.7 killed & reports of heavy damage from Mobile to Pensacola,Florida. 1916 Oct 18th, 115mph from the SSW just east 1926 sept 20th,110mph from the ESE just S.W
& water was taken out of mobile bay with low of 10.9 ft below normal. Newspaper headline 1932 Sept 1st 80mph from the S.E 1950 Aug 31st,Baker a cat 1,85mph from the south.. 1979 Frederic sept 12th
132 mph from the SSE heavy damage to mobile press 27.94 storm surge 12 ft. Newspaper headline | #2 | #3 | av model error 1985 Sept 2nd Hurricane Elena hits south with 120mph winds from the ESE 1995 Aug 3rd Hurricane Erin hits with 80mph winds from the S.E 1997 July 19th,Danny stalled 30 miles to south with
80mph from the WSW winds bar 29.06 26 inches of rain NHC Danny report
2004 ,sept 16th very early morning,Hurricane Ivan just East with 130mph winds moving NNE over Eastern Alabama with Ivan having a wind field approx 85 miles out.Moderate to heavy damage here from primarilly North & west winds. Ivan radar at landfall | Ivan wind swath map | USGS surge info
2005 Aug 29th,95mph from the south with 115mph winds while due west of Mobile, Hurricane Katrina passes well west but large hurricane force wind field extends into Mobile.
2020 September 16th hurricane Sally passes just east gets under western eye wall while moving N.E with 100mph winds.Radar animation(Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) | hit map | NHC report
