Cabo Corrientes, Cuba's History with Tropical Systems (western tip)

(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)

Cabo Corrientes most likely to be hit by a hurricane between September 14th and September 20th

Years within or near core

1879ts
1881tsbr
1882br
1882m
1886tsbr
1886-2
1886ts
1887
1888br
1889
1894br
1896m
1897ts
1899tsbr
1901-2ts
1901
1906
1909br
1909-2m
1909ts
1910
1910m
1911ts
1913
1915-2m
1915br
1916br
1917brm
1918tsbr
1921brm
1924m
1925tsbr
1926ts
1933
1934ts
1946m
1947tsbr
1948br
1950ts
1953tsbr
1953ts
1958tsbr
1959ts
1964
1968ts
1968
1969
1971tsbr
1972tsbr
1980m
1980tsbr
1987ts
1988brm
1998tsbr
2002-2
2004m
2005ts
2005br
2008brm
2008br
2017tsbr
2018subts
2018
2020ts
2022mbr
2023tsbr
2024br

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

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

Baker
Alice
Florence
Ella
Judith
Isbell
Abby
Gladys
Agnes
Abbey
Camille
Laura
Agnes
Allen
Jeanne
Floyd
Gilbert
Mitch
Isidore
Lili
Ivan
Arlene
Wilma
Gustav
Ike
Nate
Alberto
Michael
Laura
Ian
Idalia
Helene

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 31, 43.06%
H = 41, 56.94%

only 23.19% of all tropical systems in Cabo Corrientes are major hurricanes

Longest gap between storms

10 years 1935-1945

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 2.13 years

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

Once every 5.67 years. (27 hits)

Average years between major hurricane hits.

Once every 13.91 years. (11 hits)

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

108 mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next

Before the end of 2026

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

Last affected by

2024 September 25th Hurricane Helene passes well to the west with 80 mph winds while moving north.

This area's hurricane history

1882 October 8th 135 mph from the south, over 100 killed in Cuba 90 to 100 mph winds reported. Hit map
1886 July 17th, 75 mph from the south-southwest just west
1886 October 8th, 75 mph from the south-southeast
1887 October 13th 80 mph from the east-southeast
1896 September 28th, 125 mph from the south just west of here. Hit map
1901 September 15th, 80 mph from the east-southeast
1906 September 24th, 90 mph from the south-southeast just west
1909 August 25th, 115 mph from the east passes to the south.
1909 September 17th 95 mph from the southeast
1909 October 10th 120 mph from the southwest killing 15 in west Cuba.
1910 September 10th 90 mph from the east-southeast
1910 150 mph did a loop over this area from the south-southeast on October 16th.
1913 October 29th 75 mph from the southwest
1915 August 14th, a hurricane hits here with 120 mph winds from the east-southeast.
1915 September 27th 145 mph just southeast by 47 miles
1915 September 27th 110 mph from the south-southeast passes just west
1924 October 19th, pressure 27.22 major damage category 5, 165 mph from the south-southwest.
1933 July 3rd, 90 mph from the south-southeast passes just east
1946, 130 mph October 7th from the south-southwest, 132 mph measured by recon
1964 October 13th Hurricane Isabell 105 mph causes heavy damage here from the south-southwest & kills 3
1968 October 17th, Hurricane Gladys 80 mph from the south serious flooding & great loss of crops.Hurricane hunter has turbulence problems with Bob Sheets aboard 1 seriously injured
1969 August 15th, Hurricane Camille hits here as a cat 2-110 mph from the south-southeast before later becoming a cat5 before hitting the U.S 3 killed here
1980 August 7th, Hurricane Allen passes to the south from the east-southeast with 175 mph winds
2002, September 20th Hurricane Isidore hits while slowly moving northeast with 105 mph winds, roof damage & trees down.
2002 October 1st Hurricane Lili hits with 95 mph winds from the east-southeast, reports of heavy damage by this strengthening Hurricane, the second in 2 weeks. Heavy losses in coffee, banana & rice crops. 38,000 homes damaged 1 killed.
2004, September 13th hit by Hurricane Ivan with 160 mph winds moving northwest over the west tip of Cuba with Ivan having a wind field approximately 85 miles out. Heavy damage & surge flooding.13.33 inches of rain in western Cuba, mud slides cut off at least two towns. Measured gusts of 119 mph to 166 mph Models 3 days before hitting | Radar | Satelite photo
2018 October 8th Hurricane Michael passes by just west while moving north strengthening with 100 mph winds. Per NHC report "In Cuba, Cabo del San Antonio at the western end of the island reported 10-min mean winds of 84 kt and a gust of 92 kt at 2001 UTC 8 October as the southeast eyewall passed over the station. Based on this, Michael is assessed to have been a category 2 hurricane with 85-kt winds during its close approach to western Cuba". Brightness temp image | 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......