(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 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 yrs end of 2024
Names from list
above J storms most likely to impact 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%
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 (6h)
Average years between major hurricane hits.(4) once every 38.25 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 115 mph
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2029
Last affected by 2024 July 1st hurricane Beryl passes just north over the island of Carriacou with 150mph winds pressure 950mb eye passes directly over.
This areas hurricane past 1877 sept 22nd a cat 1 80mph from the east.
1955 Sept 22nd Hurricane Janet hits with 115mph winds while moving west,heavy damage,
1963 Sept 30th Hurricane Flora pummels the area with 125mph winds from the ESE.more of Flora from NHC archives | bulletin from NHC archives
2004 Sept 8th Hurricane Ivan devestates the island with 130mph 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 90mph 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 150mph winds pressure 950mb eye passes directly over island has heavy destruction.hit map | Damage shot | our coverage
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