Acklins Island, Bahamas' History with Tropical Systems

(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)

Acklins Island most likely to be hit by a hurricane between September 14th and September 20th

Years within or near core

1871
1874
1877ts
1878
1879br
1879ts
1882
1884br
1885ts
1887ts
1887br
1888m
1889ts
1891
1893brm
1896br
1899m
1900ts
1901tsbr
1903ts
1906brm
1908
1919
1921ts
1924
1926-2m
1928ts
1928m
1932ts
1932-2brm
1933br
1933m
1933brm
1935tsbr
1938ts
1939ts
1940tsbr
1941ts
1942ts
1945m
1946ts
1952tsbr
1954
1956brm
1959tsbr
1960m
1963
1981-3ts
1985
1995tsbr
1996br
2004m
2005ts
2008tsbr
2008brm
2011m
2012br
2015m
2016brm
2017m
2020br
2024ts

66 times in 153 years (as of end of 2024)

Names from list above (I storms most likely to impact the area)

Charlie
Hazel
Betsy
Gracie
Donna
Flora
Arlene
Gert
Katrina
Kate
Erin
Lili
Frances
Rita
Hanna
Ike
Irene
Sandy
Joaquin
Matthew
Irma
Isaias
Oscar

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 27, 40.91%
H = 39, 59.09%

only 31.25% of all tropical systems in Acklins Island are major hurricanes

Longest gap between storms

17 years 1963-1981

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 2.32 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits. (hurricane force winds for at least a few hours)

Once every 6.65 years. (23 hits)

Average years between major hurricane hits.

Once every 11.77 years. (13 hits)

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

114 mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next

Before the end of 2027

This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be affected by that year.

Last affected by

2024 October 22nd Tropical Storm Oscar weakens & becomes post tropical while passing through with 40 mph winds.

This area's hurricane history

1871, August 23rd, 105 mph just north from the east-southeast.
1874 November 3rd, 80 mph from the south-southwest.
1878 September 29th, 90 mph from the south just east.
1882 September 3rd, 90 mph from the east-southeast.
1888 September 3rd, 125 mph from the east-southeast passed just south many killed. Hit map
1891 August 22nd, 95 mph from the east-southeast.
1899 August 10th, 120 mph from the east-southeast just south.
1908 September 12th, 110 mph from the east-southeast just south.
1919 September 7th, 105 mph just north from the east-southeast.
1924 November 11th 80 mph from the southwest.
1926 July 25th 125 mph from the southeast 427 homes destroyed.
1926 September 17th 150 mph winds eye passed just north from the east-southeast. Storm surge killed many and mass graves were used to bury the dead.
1928 September 15th, 155 mph from the east-southeast.
1933 September 3rd passes just north with 140 mph winds, nearly every home severely damaged. Fourteen people drowned with 8 missing.
1945 September 14th, 120 mph from the east-southeast.
1954 Hurricane Hazel passes just east with 105 mph winds while moving north on October 14th.
1960 in September 8th Hurricane Donna hit with 120 mph winds (HURDAT) for 13 hrs totally destroying the island, 90% of homes suffered extreme damage. More here | Gordon Dunn talks about forecasting Donna | NHC wallet
1963 October 8th, Hurricane Flora hits with 85 mph from the west-southwest just south causing moderate to heavy damage. NHC wallet
1985 November 18th, 90 mph Hurricane Kate passes just south from the east. NHC wallet
2004, September 2nd Hurricane Frances passes just North with 145 mph winds, causing minor to moderate damage here from the east-southeast, one death in Bahamas. NHC report
2011, August 24th Hurricane Irene passes over while moving west-northwest with 115 mph winds causing heavy damage. Extreme heavy damage up to 90% NEMA said that 90 percent of the settlement at Lovely Bay, Acklins has been wiped out. Irene model history
2015 October 2nd Hurricane Joaquin hits the north part of the island while turning north with 130 mph winds. Seven or eight homes reported totally destroyed with reports of many utility poles down. Significant flooding in Delectable Bay, Snug Corner in the North and Mason's Bay. Five houses were destroyed in Mason's Bay and four in Snug Corner. Power outages, no injuries reported and all residents accounted for. NHC final report | Wind bar graph
2017 September 8th Hurricane Irma hits just south by 59 miles with 150 mph winds while moving west, wide spread damage reported. NHC report

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Text Sources:

"Divine Wind" by Kerry Emanuel
"Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms" by John M. Williams and Iver W. Duedall
"Florida's Hurricane History" by Jay Barnes
"Hurricane Almanac" by Bryan Norcross
HurricaneCity.com calculations by Jim Williams
"Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States" by Rick Schwartz
"Hurricane Watch" by Dr. Bob Sheets and Jack Williams
"Inside the Hurricane" by Pete Davies
"Isaac's Storm" by Erik Larson
"Killer 'Cane" by Robert Mykle
"Lunatic Wind" by William Price Fox
Miami Herald newspaper (microfilm)
"Path of Destruction" by John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein
Sun Sentinel newspaper (microfilm)
"The Major Hurricanes To Affect The Bahamas" by Wayne Neely
"The Ship and the Storm" by Jim Carrier
Plus many more......