(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 1890,1892,1893,1898tsbr,1913ts,1916ts,1933ts,1935,1941m,1945br,1953ts,1954tsbr,1960tsbr,1961,1970tsbr,1971m,1974br,1978m,1980tsbr,1994tsbr,2007m,2010ts,2014ts,2017ts,2020-2mbr 26
times in 152 yrs end of 2023
Names from list above Alice,Gilda,Abby,Alma,Anna,Edith,Fifi,Greta,Hermine,Gordon,Felix,Matthew,Hanna,Nate,Eta,Iota,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=13, 50% H=13, 50%
Longest gap between storms 16 years 1917-1932
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 5.85 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for a few hours) (9h)once every 16.89 years
Average years between direct major hurricane hits.(major hurricane at adv upon passage) (4)once every 38 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 109mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2026
Last affected
by 2020 Nov 16th Hurricane Iota passes 80 miles to the south while moving west with 155mph winds.
This areas hurricane
past 1890 Oct 31st,90mph from the east just south 1892 Oct 11th,95mph winds from the ESE 1893 July 5th,95mph from the S.E 1935 Oct 25th 85 from the N.E 1941 a cat
3-120mph sept 27th,hits from the East
1961 July 23rd,Hurricane Anna hits with 80mph(hurdat) winds just north while moving west weakening,hundreds left homeless.newspaper article 1971 Sept 9th,hurricane Edith 155mph hits area
very hard 30 killed in september,.100 fatalities, 7,000 homeless, 140mph at airport. Recon reports only 5 mile wide eye, almost like a large tornado. Eye of Edith over land for 18 hrs before emerging in the gulf of Honduras.Recon flew in just before landfall showing 943mb 161mph at 5,000 ft.NHC Wallet 1978 Sept 17th Hurricane Greta passes just north of here with 115mph winds from the ESE. NHC Wallet
2007 Hurricane Felix hits with 150mph winds on Sept 4th approx 39 miles to the south while moving west.NHC Report
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Cabo gracias a dios(East end),Honduras
history with tropical systems
