Bimini, 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)

Bimini most likely to be hit by a hurricane between September 7th and September 13th

Years within or near core

1871-2br
1876ts
1878
1885
1886
1888m
1888-2ts
1891
1893br
1895tsbr
1895
1898ts
1899m
1899br
1901ts
1903
1904br
1906
1906m
1909-2ts
1909
1916xtropts
1924tsbr
1926
1926m
1926
1926ts
1928
1928m
1929m
1932ts
1933-2m
1935-2m
1935br
1936ts
1936tsbr
1941m
1945m
1946-2ts
1947m
1947br
1948br
1948
1949m
1950m
1952tsbr
1953-2ts
1964
1964brm
1965
1966
1974subts
1979
1984ts
1987ts
1991ts
1992m
2005ts
2005
2010ts
2016brm
2017brm
2020ts
2020tsbr

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

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

King
Cleo
Isbell
Betsy
Inez
David
Isadore
Floyd
Fabian
Andrew
Katrina
Wilma
Bonnie
Matthew
Irma
Isaias
Eta

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 27, 38.03%
H = 44, 61.97%

only 27.54% of all tropical systems in Bimini are major hurricanes

Longest gap between storms

12 years 1992-2005

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 2.15 years

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

Once every 4.64 years. (33 hits)

Average years between major hurricane hits.

Once every 9.56 years. (16 hits)

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

113 mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next

2 years overdue

Last affected by

2020 November 8th Tropical storm Eta brushes to the southwest with 65 mph winds.

This area's hurricane history

1878 October 21st, 80 mph just west from the south-southwest
1885 August 23rd, 75 mph from the south-southeast
1886 August 23, 95 mph from the south
1888 August 16th, 125 mph from the east-southeast
1891 August 24th, 80 mph from the east-southeast passes south
1895 October 22nd, 105 mph from the south-southwest passes just east
1899 August 12th a 120 mph cane hits from the south-southeast passing just east
1903 September 11, 85 mph direct hit from the east-southeast
1906 June 17th, 85 mph to the west from the southwest
1906 October 18th, 115 mph from the south-southwest passes to the west
1909 October 11th, 110 mph from the west-southwest
1926 July 27th 105 mph from the southeast a number of homes destroyed.
1926 September 18th, 140 mph just south from the east-southeast
1926 October 21st 110 mph from the southwest.
1928, 90 mph direct hit August 7th from the southeast
1928 September 17th 150 mph just north from the southeast, according to earlynewspaper reports 1 house left standing. Wayne Neely book on 1928 hurricane
1929 September 27th, 125 mph to the south from the northeast.
1933, 130 mph just north September 3rd from the east-southeast.
1933 October 5th 130 mph just south from the southwest.
1935 on September 29th from the east a 15ft storm surge from a 120 mph hurricane pressure 27.90 inHg well before eye arrives, half of island is destroyed, 14 killed.
1935 September 28th, 115 mph from the south-southwest.
1941 October 6th, 115 mph to the south from the east.
1945 September 15th, 140 mph to the south from the east-southeast.
1947 September 17th, 155 mph from the east passes to the north.
1948 October 5th, 105 mph from the southwest passes just west.
1949 August 26th 150 mph just north from the east-southeast.
1950 October 18th, Hurricane King passes to the west while hitting South Florida with 130 mph winds from the south-southeast.
1964 August 27th, Hurricane Cleo passes to the west with 105 mph winds from the south. NHC wallet
1965 September 8th Hurricane Betsy passes just south from the east with 125 mph winds. NHC Wallet
1966 October 3rd Hurricane Inez hits with 85 mph winds for nearly 18 hrs from the south before turning west causing high tides & moderate damage. NHC wallet
1979 September 3rd Hurricane David hits with 90 mph from the south-southeast causing minor damage here but dumped over 8 inches of rain. Some winds gusted to 110 mph with extensive damage to many homes. Eye passage reported calm for two hours as it moved northwest. NHC wallet | Radar animation
1992 August 24th Hurricane Andrew passes by just to the south with 160 mph winds from the east. Damages estimated in the millions here but could have been worse with a direct hit. Radar animation (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) | NHC wallet
2005 October 24th, Hurricane Wilma passes well to the northwest from the southwest with 105 mph winds. Radar animation (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) | NHC report.

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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......