(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 1871bdtsbr,1871bdts,1873bdtsbr,1874bdts,1877bdts,1878bdts,1879bdts,1880ts,1880bdtsbr,1880bdts,1881br,1882bdtsbr,1885,1885-2tsbdbr,1886bdts,1888bdtsbr,1888bd, 1889tsbd,1893bdtsbr,1893-2m,1894bd,1896bdbrm,1898m,1906ts,1907bdtsbr,1910tsbd,1914ts,1915ts,1916ts,1920tsbd,1921bdbr,1925xtbr,1926ts,1928bd,1932bdts,1936ts, 1937tsbr,1944bdts,1945-2tsbd,1947bdtsbr,1949bdbr,1950bdts,1950bdtsbr,1952br,1960bd,1963br,1964ts,1964m,1968ts,1968bd,1974subtsbr,1979,1982subtsbd,1984ts, 1984bdts,1985ts,2000bdtsbr,2001tsbdbr,2004bdbr,2004br,2004bdtsbr,2005ts,2008ts,2012ts,2013bdtsbr,2016-2bdts,2016m,2017bdts,2019br,2020bdts,2022bdbr,2022br,2023bdbr 77 times in 152 years end of 2023
Names from list
above Easy,King,Able,Donna,Ginny,Cleo,Dora,Abby,Gladys,David,Diana,Isidore,Bob,Gordon,Gabrielle,Charley,Frances,Jeanne,Tammy,Fay,Beryl,Andrea,Colin, Julia,Matthew,Irma,Dorian,Eta,Ian,Nicole,Idalia,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=53, 68.83% H=24, 31.17%
Longest gap between storms 14 years 1986-1999
How often Saint Augustine gets
affected? brushed or hit every 1.97 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for a few hours) (12h)once every 12.67 years state stats
Average years between major hurricane hits.(5) once every 30.4 years
Statistically when Saint Augustine should be affected
next before the end of 2025
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 102 mph
Last affected by 2023 August 30th hurricane Idalia passes 103 miles to the N.W after moving onshore in Gulf at closest approach with 85mph winds while moving NNE.
Saint Augustine's hurricane
history 1885 Aug 24th just offshore while moving north with 95mph winds. 1888 Oct 11th,85mph just north from the S.W 1893 August 27th a major hurricane moves by just offshore by 40 miles. 120 plus mph while moving NNW. Hit map 1893 Oct 12th, 120mph just offshore from the S.E Hit map 1894 sept 26th,75mph from the SSW 1898 Oct 2nd, 130mph to the north from the ESE Hit map 1928 Sept 17th,90mph from the south 1960 Hurricane Donna hits just south from the S.W with 105mph winds Sept 11th. NHC Wallet 1964 Dora sept 10th hits here with 115mph winds from the east press 28.52 hurricane force winds here for 15 hours.12 ft storm surge 3 killed 200 million dollars damage . Observations 125mph S.W windsNewspaper headline | NHC Wallet 1968 oct 19th hurricane Gladys from the SW with 80mph winds. NHC Wallet
1979 Sept 4th Hurricane David passes just east with 95mph winds from the south. NHC Wallet
2016 ,Oct 7th Hurricane Matthew passes just east by 30 miles with 115mph winds while moving north.Radar (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) | Matthew timeline | USGS surge info |
Best models | A disaster named Matthew video
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.............
