(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 1875bdtsbr,1879,1882,1886,1886m,1897,1898-2tsbr,1900brm,1905tsbr,1908tsbr,1909brm,1912tsbr,1915brm,1918m,1932brm,1934ts,1938,1940,1940ts,1941ts,1942br,1943br,1943tsbr, 1946ts,1949tsbr,1957m,1957ts,1963br,1970ts,1971,1973tsbr,1974bdts,1978ts,1979ts,1980ts,1982ts,1985-2,1986,2002br,2004ts,2005m,2007br,2008ts,2008,2011ts,2017-2ts,2019tsbr,2020m,2020tsbr,2020,2021bdts 54
times in 152 yrs end of 2023
Names from list
above Audrey,Bertha,Cindy,Edith,Felice,Edith,Carmen,Debra,Claudette,Danielle,Chris,Danny,Juan,Bonnie,Chantal,Lili,Ivan,Rita,Humberto,Edouard,Ike,Lee,Cindy,Harvey,Barry,Laura,Beta,Delta,Nicholas,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=28, 51.85% H=26, 48.15%
Longest gap between storms 15 years 1987-2001
How often Cameron gets
affected? brushed or hit on av every 2.81 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (17h)once every 8.84 yearsstate stats
Average years between major hurricane hits.(5) once ev 30.4 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 104 mph
Statistically when Cameron should be affected
next before the end of 2024
Last affected by 2021 Sept 14th tropical storm Nicholas weakens to a TD while 67 miles to the west.
Cameron's hurricane history 1879 aug 23rd 105mph just west while moving north. A 12 ft storm surge & many buildings destroyed. 1882 Sept 14th,105mph 1886 June 14th 95mph from the SW 1886 oct 12th, 120mph from the south ,a 9 ft storm surge as winds blew for 36 hrs,most houses removed from foundations due to storm surge.196 killed & hundreds of cattle killed. Hit Map 1897 Sept 13th 85mph from the ESE 1918 August 6th,120mph from the SSE . It struck without warning.press 28.36 gusts to 125mph.Overall heavy damage 34 killed. 1938 Aug 14th, 75mph from the south 1940 aug 7th 80mph from the ESE ,6 killed 5ft storm surge slow moving dumped 21 inches of rain 1957 hurricane Audrey, 120mph (hurdat)from the south thousands of buildings destroyed june 27th. Between 90 and 95 percent of the buildings in Cameron and Lower Vermilion Parishes were damaged beyond repair. 13 ft s.s decreased to 7.6 ft by the time it reached Lake Charles.Est 556 killed 144mph over 40,000 homless in Louisiana. Pressure at landfall recorded at 959mb 28.30 inches with a forward speed of 14mph,most winds at ground level were in the cat 1 range...surge animation | Newspaper article | Newspaper article #2 1971 Sept 16th, 90mph
Edith from the S.W gusts to 95mph 6 ft s.s ,69mph in Cameron with gusts to 96mph passed approx 30 miles east of Cameron.Heavy damage to sugarcane crops. NHC Wallet 1985 Aug 15th,Hurricane danny passes just east from the south with 90mph winds.NHC Wallet
1985 Oct 28th, Hurricane Juan hits just S.E with 85mph winds from the south before turning east. NHC Wallet
1986 June 26th hurricane Bonnie, 85mph from the SSE passes to the west. NHC Wallet
2005 Sept 24th Hurricane Rita hits with 120mph winds from the SSE. High storm surge in many areas of Vermillion parish with very heavy damage.Moves slowly to the NW as a large hurricane weakening while moving in. Hurricane warning show | Before and after Rita | Radar at landfall | Louisiana from space before & after Rita | Newspaper headline | Damage map | Models 2 days out
2008 Sept 13th Hurricane Ike passes to the S.W with 110mph winds while moving into Galveston from the ESE. | radar animation(Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) USGS surge info
2020 August 27th hurricane Laura passes passes directly over with 150mph winds while moving north press 938mb. Radar (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) | radar shot as eye passes over | Our coverage as it happened | NHC storm surge info | hit map | NHC report
2020 Oct 9th Hurricane Delta passes directly over with 105mph winds while moving NNE. Radar (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) | NHC report
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