(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 1871-2ts,1874tsbr,1877br,1879br,1880ts,1886br,1888,1888ts,1891,1895ts,1898tsbr,1899ts,1900m,1901tsbr,1909,1915m,1921br,1929br,1932,1933ts,1934br,1934,1938ts,1940ts,1941, 1942-2br,1943br,1945tsbr,1945m,1947,1949m,1957brm,1959,1961brm,1964ts,1970tsbr,1970brm,1971br,1973ts,1979ts,1980tsbr,1983m,1989ts,1989,1995ts,2001ts,2002ts,2003br,2007tsbr, 2008,2017bdts,2020ts,2020br,2021,(2024 not in stats) 56
times in 152 yrs end of 2023
Names from list
above Carla,Abbey,Felice,Celia,Fern,Delia,Elena,Jerry,Dean,Allison,Fay,Claudette,Humberto,Ike,Harvey,Beta,Delta,Nicholas,Beryl,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=25, 44.64% H=31, 55.36%
Longest gap between storms 7 years 1902-1908 & 1922-1928
How often Freeport gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.71 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (16h)once every 9.5 yearsstate stats
Average years between major hurricane hits.(5) once every 30.4 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 100mph
Statistically when Freeport should be affected
next Impacted in 2024
This is just a statistical average & does
not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by 2024 July 8th Hurricane Beryl hits while pssing just N.W with 80mph winds.
Freeport's hurricane history 1888 june 17th 80mph from the ESE 1891 July 6th 80mph from the south 1900 sept 9th 145mph from the ESE 1909 a hurricane with 95mph winds brushes just north killing 41 in texas,july 21st press 28.99. 1915 Aug 17th a major hurricane with 120mph winds hits from the S.E causing a 10ft storm surge.max wind field 1932 Aug 14th 40 killed press 27.83 100mph
1934 Aug 27th 80mph from the NNE just offshore 1941 sept 23rd 90mph weakening to T-storm from the south. Tide 9.9ft, 958mb,4 killed.
1945 Aug 27th 140mph winds from the south
1947 Aug 24th 80mph winds from the S.E 1949
october 4th a storm surge of 10.4 ft with a cat 3 hurricane 115mph (hurdat) ,gusts to 135mph ,most damage to crops from the south. 1959 july 24th 85mph(hurdat) from the south hurricane Debra in july press 29.07. Winds gusted to 105 mph near Freeport. Hurricane force winds were experienced 100 miles inland. Storm surge 8 ft over 14" of rain. NHC Wallet
1983 Hurricane Alicia comes ashore just north of here with 115mph winds causing heavy damage on Aug 18th. Dr Ted Fujita wind map | NHC Wallet 1989 oct 16th Hurricane Jerry hits with 85mph from the south. NHC Wallet
2008 Hurricane Ike hits Galveston approx 35 miles to the north on Sept 13th with 110mph winds but this large systems Hurricane force winds extended down to Freeport causing extensive damage to some homes.From NOAA
FPPT2 - FREEPORT (PORTS) - TX
28.95 max gust 330/076kts. radar animation(Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) Hurricane Warning Show | Surfside flooding just north | Ike model history | USGS surge info
2021 Sept 14th Hurricane Nicolas makes landfall just south by 20 miles with 75mph winds while moving north. At Freeport
Harbor, a TCOON station reported a sustained wind of 57 kt and a gust to 74 kt. radar animation(Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) hit map | NHC Report
2024 July 8th Hurricane Beryl hits while pssing just N.W with 80mph winds. Radar animation(Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School. Recon data right before landfall.
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