(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 1877,1881ts,1882m,1885ts,1887ts,1889ts,1893,1894ts,1895tsbr,1900tsbr,1901,1902ts,1904tsbr,1906m,1907ts,1911,1912,1914tsbd,1916-2m,1917,1919tsbr,1923-2tsbr,
1926m,1932, 1934ts,1939ts,1944tsbr,1947ts,1950,1955tsbr,1956,1959ts,1960tsbr,1964bdxtropst,1969brm,1979m,1985m,1985tsbr,1995br,1995brm,1997,1998br,2002ts,2004m,2005-2tsbr,2005m, 2009ts,2017ts,2017br,2018ts,2020ts,2020,2020br,2021ts,2021mbr 58 times in 152 yrs end of
2023
Names from list
above Baker,Irene,Flossy,Ethell,Hilda,Camille,Dora,Frederic,Elena,Juan,Erin,Opal,Danny,Georges,Hanna,Ivan,Arlene,Cindy,Katrina,Ida,Cindy,Nate,Gordon,Cristobal,Sally,Zeta,Claudette,Ida,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=31, 53.57% H=27, 46.43%
Longest gap between storms 9 years 1970-1978 & 1986-1994
How often Dauphin Island gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.62 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits in Dauphin Island.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (20h)once every 7.6 years State stats
Average years between major hurricane hits in Dauphin Island.(9) 16.89 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits in Dauphin Island. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 104mph
Statistically when Dauphin Island should be affected
next before the end of 2024
Last affected by 2021 Aug 29th Hurricane Ida passes well to the west with 120mph winds at closest approach.
Dauphin Island's hurricane past 1877 Sept 19th 80mph from the WSW 1882 Sept 9th 115mph from the SW 1893 Oct 2nd 105mph from the S.W 1901 90mph from the SW Aug 15th 1906 press 28.84 high storm surge sept 27th 130mph winds cause heavy damage 1911 Aug 11th 80mph from the S.E 1912 Sept 13th 80mph from the south 1916 July 5th 120mph from the south 1916 Oct 18th 115mph from the SSW 1917 sept 28th 105mph from the S.W just SE of here 1926 Sept 20th,115mph from the ESE while weakening.Newspaper headline 1932 Aug 31st,a cat
1 80mph hits the area from the SE. 1950 Aug 30th Hurricane baker hits from the south with 85mph winds 1956 Sept 24th 100mph(hurdat) hurricane Flossy dumps very heavy rain here while passing to the south moving ENE 1979 sept 12th frederic hits just east with 130mph winds gusts to
145mph but due to being east frederic pulled water away from shore.moderate
damage here an 11 ft surge near mainland wipes out the causeway leading to dauphin island. Damage photo | Newspaper headline 1985 hurricane Elena sept 2nd advisory winds 115mph passes 15 miles to the west area gets 100mph winds
with gusts to 135mph,moderate damage.Dauphin Is.,AL 3:08 am 9/2 98 mph 122 mph --Dauphin Island, AL 5.6 Transit to debris
Beach Road- bayside line, BM 4 ft. Most of Dauphin Island was inundated.Wind map 1997 July 18th,Danny hits direct from the SW with 80mph winds bar 29.06
stayed near the same area for almost 24hrs dumping nearly 37 inches of rain with sustained winds on dauphin
island at 70mph(some minor roof damage)very heavy rain 2 killed.NHC Danny report
2004 ,sept 16th very early morning,Hurricane Ivan just East by 25 miles with 130mph winds moving NNE over Eastern Alabama with Ivan having a wind field approx 85 miles out.Moderate damage here with reports of tidal flooding. Ivan wind swath map | USGS surge info | radar animation(Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School)
2005 Aug 29th Hurricane Katrina hits western Mississippi as a cat3/4 125mph passing approx 80 west of here. Dauphin island reports heavy damage to many structures,oil rig washes onshore.Dauphin island (dpia1) - 986.1 mb at 1450 utc ,Surge dauphin island (daua1) 6.63ft at 1645 utc,gusts to 102mph .Storm tide flooding occurred on dauphin island with the west end
of the island completely submerged. Damaged oil rig near shore | USGS Island after Katrina | radar animation(Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School)
2020 September 16th hurricane Sally passes over while moving N.E with 105mph winds.Radar animation(Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) | radar shot closest approach | hit map closest approach
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