
Bangor, Maine's 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)

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
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 153 years (as of end of 2024)


Names from list above (B storms most likely to impact the area)
Edna
Donna
Ginny
Gerda
Heidi
Carrie
David
Gloria
Bob
Bertha
Floyd
Barry
Lee
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%

Longest gap between storms
1917-1933 16 yearsHow often this area gets affected?
Brushed or hit every 4.78 yearsAverage years between direct hurricane hits. (hurricane force winds for a couple of hours)
Not enough data to calculate (1 hit)Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on sustained winds from advisories, not gusts)
Not enough dataStatistically when this area 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 northeast with 65 mph winds area has gusts to 65 mph.This area's hurricane history
- 1954 Hurricane Edna becomes extratropical while moving onshore just east with 85 mph winds on September 11th from the south-southwest.
Stat sources:
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......