(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. Years
within or near core 1906m,1908,1911,1953tsbd,1996tsbr,1999tsbr,2005m,2009,2017tsbr,2020brm,2020m 11
times in 152 yrs end of 2023
Names from list above Alice,Cesar,Katrina,Beta,Felix,Ida,Nate,Eta,Iota,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=4, 36.36% H=7, 63.67%
Longest gap between storms 42 years 1954-1995
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 13.82 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits in prinzapolca.(hurricane force wind gusts for a few hours. (6h)once every 25.33 years
Average years between major hurricane hits.(3) once ev 50.67 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits in prinzapolca. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 112mph
Statistically when in prinzapolca should be affected
next before the end of 2034
Last affected
by 2020 Nov 16th Hurricane Iota eye passes just north by 14 miles while moving west with 155mph winds.
Prinzapolca's hurricane
past 1906 Oct 10th, 120mph just south from the ESE 1908 Oct 18th,105mph from the ESE just south 1911 ,Sept 10th 95mph from the east
2005, Oct 30th Hurricane Beta hits just south with 115mph winds.Beta moved WSW at 6mph while moving just south of Prinzapolca.Heavy damage reported on coast & 4 missing. NHC report
2009 Nov 6th Hurricane Ida 80mph Landfall near Prinzapolca about 80 percent of homes were destroyed in nearby Karawala, a fishing village of about 100 flimsy, wooden shacks near the mouth of the Rio Grande de Matagalpa, said Nicaragua's National Civil Defense director, Mario Perez. "There was major damage in the region's infrastructure, such as fallen bridges, damaged schools and government buildings, and electrical transmission towers and telephone service were knocked out, Corn Island, where strong winds damaged about 45 homes, smashed boats, toppled trees and knocked out power. Corn Island, said many fruit trees on the hotel's 13-acre ranch were damaged. models before landfall
2020 Nov 16th Hurricane Iota eye passes just north by 14 miles while moving west with 140mph winds. Hit map | Our coverage as it approached | NHC report.
Prinzapolca,Nicaragua's history with tropical
systems
