Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic'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)

Puerto Plata most likely to be hit by a hurricane between August 17th and August 23rd

Years within or near core

1876bdtsbr
1883bdbrm
1887ts
1893brm
1896
1899-2bdtsbr
1899m
1901tsbr
1908br
1909br
1916tsbr
1919ts
1921br
1926
1928bdts
1928m
1930bdbr
1931tsbr
1931ts
1945brm
1955br
1955bdts
1963bdts
1975ts
1979bd
1979bdts
1985bdts
1998bdbr
2000ts
2004ts
2007ts
2008tsbr
2011br
2014ts
2017-2brm
2020-2ts
2022br
2023ts

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

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

Hilda
Katie
Edith
Eloise
David
Frederic
Isabel
Georges
Debby
Jeanne
Olga
Fay
Irene
Bertha
Irma
Maria
Isaias
Laura
Fiona
Franklin

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 23, 56.10%
H = 18, 43.90%

only 18.91% of all tropical systems affecting Puerto Plata are major hurricanes this includes brushes

Longest gap between storms

13 years 1932-1944

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 3.73 years

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

Once every 30.6 years. (5 hits)

Average years between direct major hurricane hits. (major hurricane in advisory upon passage)

Once every 51 years. (3 hits)

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

123 mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next

Before the end of 2027

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

Last affected by

2023 August 23rd Tropical Storm Franklin hits from the south with 40 mph winds.

This area's hurricane history

1896 September 2nd, 100 mph from the east-southeast passes just 13 miles north.
1899 August 9th, 120 mph from the east-southeast after hitting Puerto Rico passes by just offshore by 18 miles.
1926 90 mph, (HURDAT2) July 24th kills many here from the southeast passing just north of here by 31 miles.
1928 September 14th, 155 mph just north by 32 miles from the east-southeast. Hit map
1979 August 31st Hurricane David passes just south by 52 miles while moving northwest with 150 mph winds. (HURDAT2) NHC Wallet

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Stat sources:

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......