(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)
Years
within or near core 1871brm,1871,1872bdts,1873bdtsbr,1873bdts,1873,1874bdbr,1876bd,1878bdbr,1878br,1879bdtsbr,1880,1880bdbr,1881br,1885,1886bdbr,1887br,1887brm,1887tsbd,1888bdbr,1892bdts, 1893-2m,1894bdbr,1896bdbr,1897bdts,1898brm,1899brm,1899bdtsbr,1910bdtsbr,1915,1916tsbr,1921bd,1925xtrophbdbr,1926,1928ts,1928,1933br,1933brm,1934tsbd,1937ts,1939br, 1944bdtsbr,1945bdbrm,1949,1950bdtsbr,1950bdbr,1951bdtsbr,1953bdtsbr,1956ts(hurdat),1960bd,1964tsbd,1964br,1968bdts,1974subtsbd,1979,1981bdts,1983ts,1984ts, 1985bdts,1988tsbd,1994bdts,1995br,1995ts,1999bd,2001tsbd,2004bdbr,2004,2004brm,2005tsbr,2008tsbd,2016bdtsbr,2016m,2017bdbr,2019br,2020tsbr,2022bdts,2022br,2024mbr,2024bd 80 times
153yrs end of 2024
Names from
list above D storms most likely to impact the area Easy,king,How,Hazel,Donna,Cleo,Dora,Abby,David,Dennis,Barry,Isidore,Bob,Keith,Gordon,Erin,Jerry,Irene,Gabrielle,Charley,Frances,Jeanne,Tammy,Fay,Colin,Matthew,Irma,Dorian,Eta,Ian, Nicole,Helene,Milton,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=34, 42.5% H=46, 57.5%
Longest gap between storms 10 years 1900-1909
How often this area gets
affected? Cape Canaveral brushed or hit every 1.91 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits in Cape Canaveral.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (18h)once every 8.5 years state stats
Average years between major hurricane hits in Cape Canaveral.(5) ev 30.6 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits in Cape Canaveral. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 94mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2026
Last affected
by 2024 Oct 10th hurricane Milton eye passes over while coming across from west coast with 85mph winds while moving ENE.
Cape Canaveral's hurricane past 1871 Aug 25th,just west 90mph
from the s.e 29 miles to the south. 1873 a cat 1 hits from the SW just south of here with 90mph winds on Oct 7th 1876 Oct 20th, 90mph from the SSW passes just east 1880 aug 29th 105mph from the east over 50 killed 1885, 90mph from the SSE a 10 ft storm surge aug 24th severe erosion eye 20 miles off shore 1893 aug 27th 120mph just east from the SSE Hit map 1893 Oct 12th, 120mph from the SSE also just east Hit map 1915 Aug 1st, Hurricane approaches while weakening to a tropical storm with 75mph(hurdat) winds 18 miles to N.E 1921 Oct 26th,90mph from the WSW just north
1926 july28th 80mph winds from quick moving hurricane from the SSE causes 2 million dollars damage
1928 Sept 17th,105mph at closest approach from the S.E passes just S.W by 55 miles 1949 Aug 27th, 95mph to the S.W by 57 miles at closest approach 1960 Sept 11th, Hurricane Donna passes by to the west from the S.W with 75mph winds. NHC Wallet 1979 Sept 3rd hurricane David,95mph from the SSE. NHC Wallet 1999 oct 16th hurricane Irene 40 miles to the east from the SSW with 80mph winds causes moderate tree damage & flooding press 29.12Newspaper article
2004 Sept 5th, 90mph Hurricane Frances hits passing to the south from the ESE with hurricane force winds extending north while passing inland. . Many trees down,signs damaged power out for days a very large & slow moving hurricane,tree down at house on 810 cedar drive.fences down, damage to car.Cape canaveral Mercury redstone rocket tipped over. | USGS surge info | radar animation(Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School)
2016 Oct 7th,Hurricane Matthew hits just east with 120mph winds while moving NNW,reported wind gust to 100mph, 17.01 inches rain at Cape Canaveral Air Station in east-central Florida . Saltwater intrusion also affected NASA’s rocket launch facility at the Kennedy Space Center,
Cape Canaveral, causing several million dollars-worth of damage. The roof of NASA’s Operations
Support Building II (OSB-II) broke and rainwater damaged the interior of the structure. (per NHC) Radar (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) | Matthew timeline | NHC final report | USGS surge info
2024 Oct 10th hurricane Milton eye passes over while coming across from west coast with 85mph winds while moving ENE.
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