Cabo Gracias a Dios, Honduras' History with Tropical Systems (east end)

(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 Gracias a Dios most likely to be hit by a hurricane between September 7th and September 13th

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 153 years (as of end of 2024)

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

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%

only 23.08% of all tropical systems in Cabo Gracias a Dios are major hurricanes

Longest gap between storms

16 years 1917-1932

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 5.88 years

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

Once every 17 years. (9 hits)

Average years between direct major hurricane hits. (major hurricane in advisory upon passage)

Once every 38.25 years. (4 hits)

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

109 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

2020 November 16th Hurricane Iota passes 80 miles to the south while moving west with 155 mph winds.

This area's hurricane history

1890 October 31st, 90 mph from the east just south.
1892 October 11th, 95 mph winds from the east-southeast.
1893 July 5th, 95 mph from the southeast.
1935 October 25th 85 from the northeast.
1941 a cat 3-120 mph September 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 September 9th, Hurricane Edith 155 mph hits area very hard 30 killed in September,.100 fatalities, 7,000 homeless, 140 mph 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 943 mb 161 mph at 5,000 feet. NHC Wallet
1978 September 17th Hurricane Greta passes just north of here with 115 mph winds from the east-southeast. NHC Wallet
2007 Hurricane Felix hits with 150 mph winds on September 4th approximately 39 miles to the south while moving west. 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......