Isle of Youth, Cuba's History with Tropical Systems

Current Weather | Isle of Youth Hurricane History Video

(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)

Isle of Youth most likely to be hit by a hurricane between September 14th and September 20th

Years near or within core winds

1876m
1878
1879ts
1882br
1882m
1886
1886ts
1886br
1887ts
1887
1891ts
1892ts
1896tsbr
1898-2ts
1901ts
1901br
1901tsbr
1902ts
1906m
1909tsbr
1909-2
1909brm
1910br
1910m
1913tsbr
1915m
1915
1916br
1917m
1922ts
1926tsbr
1926m
1926ts
1933
1933ts
1933br
1944m
1945ts
1946br
1947ts
1947tsbr
1948-2m
1950ts
1950
1951ts
1953-2ts
1955ts
1958tsbr
1964br
1966
1968
1969br
1971ts
1979tsbr
1980brm
1988brm
1991ts
1996
1998tsbr
1999
2001m
2002-2
2004m
2004brm
2008m
2008
2017tsbr
2018subtsbr
2018br
2020ts
2021
2022
2024br
2024mbr

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

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

Baker
Easy
Item
Alice
Isbell
Ella
Alma
Gladys
Camille
Laura
Frederic
Allen
Gilbert
Fabian
Lili
Mitch
Irene
Michelle
Isidore
Lili
Irene
Charley
Ivan
Gustav
Ike
Philippe
Alberto
Michael
Laura
Ida
Ian
Helene
Rafael

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 33, 41.77%
H = 46, 58.23%

22.78% of all tropical systems affecting Isle of Youth are major hurricanes this includes brushes

Longest gap between storms

10 years 1934-1943

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 1.94 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits. (usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)

Once every 5.07 years. (30 hits)

Average years between major hurricane hits.

Once every 11.77 years. (13 hits)

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

107 mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next

Before the end of 2026

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

Last affected by

2024 November 6th Hurricane Rafael brushes just northeast with 115 mph winds while moving northwest

This area's hurricane history

1876 October 18th, 115 mph just east while moving north. Hit map
1878 95 mph from the south October 20th, just east.
1882, October 8th 140 mph from the south just west. Hit map
1886 June 28th, 90 mph from the east-southeast passes justr north.
1887, October 13th, 85 mph from the east-southeast.
1906 October 17th, 120 mph from the south-southwest.
1909 August 24th 110 mph from the east passing just south.
1909 September 17th, 85 mph from the southeast just east of here.
1910 October 13th, 115 mph from the south-southeast.
1915 August 14th, 145 mph from the east-southeast.
1915 September 2nd, a category 1 90 mph from the south-southeast.
1917 September 25th, 150 winds from the southeast.
1926 October 20th 145 mph from the south hits killing many.
1933 July 2nd, 90 mph from the south-southeast.
1944 130 mph (HURDAT) 928 mb hits October 18th from the south kills 319 in Cuba.
1948 September 20th, 125 mph (HURDAT) just east from the south.
1948 October 5th, 115 mph from the south-southwest
1950 September 2nd Hurricane Easy hits from the south-southwest with 80 mph winds (HURDAT)
1966 Hurricane Alma hits as a category 2 in June 8th from the south-southwest with 95 mph winds, highest winds 100 mph 2 am ET.
1968 October 16th Hurricane Gladys hits with 80 mph winds from the south causing heavy flooding & kills 1. Hurricane hunter has turbulence problems with Bob Sheets aboard 1 seriously injured.
1996 October 19th, Hurricane Lili hits from the south-southwest with 90 mph winds pressure 28.79 railway line damaged by fallen trees, banana crops badly damaged as well as tobacco crops.
1999 October 14th just north & west Hurricane Irene hits with 75 mph winds killing 2 in west Cuba while moving north.
2001 November 4th Hurricane Michelle passes just east with 130 mph winds causing moderate damage to the island & knocking down communication towers. While moving northeast pressure 28.03 inHg.
2002 September 20th Hurricane Isidore hits just west with 105 mph winds while slowly moving northeast. Roof damage trees down & powerlines down 967 mb.
2002 October 1st Hurricane Lili hits while moving northwest with 85 mph winds while strengthening. heavy damage & flooding, 2nd hurricane in 2 weeks.
2004 August 13th Hurricane Charley hits just east with 115 mph winds while moving north. Radar image
2008 August 30th Hurricane Gustav hits with 145 mph winds, causing heavy damage. Cars reported flung through air roofs ripped off homes but no one killed. Fidel Castro likened the destruction to an atomic explosion & suggested cost's could be in the billions. Gustav model history | Damage shot | Radar animation | Final report by NHC
2008 September 9th, Hurricane Ike passes by just to the northeast with 80 mph winds while moving west-northwest. Ike model history | Radar animation (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School)
2021 August 27th Hurricane Ida develops nearby and passes directly over while moving northwest with 80 mph winds. Radar loop (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) | NHC Report
2022 September 27th Hurricane Ian hits the west side of the island while moving north-northwest with 105 mph winds 3 killed in Cuba. Radar animation (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School)

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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......