La Pesca, Mexico'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)

La Pesca most likely to be hit by a hurricane between August 24th and August 30th

Years near or within core winds

1874tsbr
1892ts
1902tsbr
1903br
1909m
1921bdts
1928ts
1933
1938ts
1955br
1959tsbr
1966m
1970m
1971ts
1975m
1977m
1988m
1995ts
2000bdts
2000ts
2010
2013ts
2019ts
2024ts
2024tsbr

25 times in 152 years (as of end of 2023)

Names from list above (A and G storms most likely to impact the area)

Gladys
Beulah
Inez
Ella
Edith
Caroline
Anita
Gilbert
Gabrielle
Keith
Beryl
Alex
Ingrid
Fernand
Alberto
Francine

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 15, 60%
H = 10, 40%

27.27% of all tropical systems affecting La Pesca are major hurricanes this includes brushes

Longest gap between storms

17 years 1874-1892

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 6.12 years

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

Once every 19.13 years. (8 hits)

Average years between major hurricane hits.

Once every 25.5 years. (6 hits)

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

119 mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next

Before the end of 2030

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

Last affected by

2024 September 10th Tropical Storm Francine brushes to east while moving north with 65 mph winds.

This area's hurricane history

1909 August 27th, 120 mph from the east-southeast kills 1,500 mostly inland from flooding
1933 July 6th, 80 mph from the east-northeast
1966 October 10th, Hurricane Inez hits to the south with 120 mph winds from the east. NHC Wallet
1970, September 12th Hurricane Ella hits with 125 mph winds from the east, pressure 28.55 inHg. One reported gusts to 130 mph, no deaths reported but rivers overflowed banks. NHC Wallet
1975 August 31st Hurricane Caroline hits with 115 mph winds from the east-southeast. NHC Wallet
1977 September 2nd Hurricane Anita hits as a category 5, 170 mph from the east-northeast, before landfall recon found a pressure of 27.35 inHg & sustained winds of 170 mph. NHC Wallet
1988 September 16th, Hurricane Gilbert hits with 130 mph winds from the east-southeast, 60,000 homes destroyed & 202 killed in surrounding areas of mexico.In La pesca the storm surge reached 2 miles inland. Average model error
2010 June 30th, Hurricane Alex hits just north with 90 mph winds while moving west & strengthening 947 mb. Track | Model History

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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......