Grenada's History with Tropical Systems

(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)

Grenada most likely to be hit by a hurricane between August 31st and September 6th

Years within or near core

1877
1878br
1886br
1887ts
1896ts
1901ts
1905tsbr
1918ts
1928ts
1933ts
1938ts
1944tsbr
1954br
1955m
1961ts
1963m
1978ts
1986tsbr
1988ts
1990ts
2000ts
2002ts
2004m
2005
2007ts
2017ts
2019ts
2024m

28 times in 153 years (as of end of 2024)

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

Hazel
Janet
Anna
Flora
Cora
Danielle
Joan
Arthur
Joyce
Lili
Ivan
Emily
Felix
Bret
Karen
Beryl

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 19, 67.86%
H = 9, 32.14%

only 12% of all tropical systems affecting Grenada are major hurricanes this includes brushes

Longest gap between storms

14years 1963-1978

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 5.46 years

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

Once every 25.5 years. (6 hits)

Average years between major hurricane hits.

Once every 38.25 years. (4 hits)

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

115 mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next

Before the end of 2029

This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be affected by that year.

Last affected by

2024 July 1st Hurricane Beryl passes just north over the island of Carriacou with 150 mph winds pressure 950 mb eye passes directly over.

This area's hurricane history

1877 September 22nd a category 1 80 mph from the east.
1955 September 22nd Hurricane Janet hits with 115 mph winds while moving west, heavy damage,
1963 September 30th Hurricane Flora pummels the area with 125 mph winds from the east-southeast. More of Flora from NHC archives | Bulletin from NHC archives
2004 September 8th Hurricane Ivan devastates the island with 130 mph winds while moving west, 39 killed here. Per NHC final report----At least 80 percent of the 100,000 residents were without power; more than 14,000 homes were damaged or destroyed; 80 percent of the nutmeg trees were destroyed; a 17th century prison was also damaged allowing many of the inmates to briefly escape during the height of the storm; Ivan was the worse hurricane to strike the island since Hurricane Janet in 1955.
2005 July 14th Hurricane Emily hits with 90 mph winds causing sporadic damage in areas already hit hard by Ivan the year before. NHC report
2024 July 1st Hurricane Beryl passes just north over the island of Carriacou with 150 mph winds pressure 950 mb eye passes directly over island has heavy destruction. Hit map | Damage shot | Our coverage

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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......