Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' 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)

Saint Vincent most likely to be hit by a hurricane between September 14th and September 20th

Years within or near core

1876tsbr
1886ts
1886
1887-4ts
1888ts
1891ts
1894br
1895ts
1896ts
1898
1898ts
1901ts
1901tsbr
1905tsbr
1916ts
1918tsbr
1921
1928ts
1933-2tsbr
1943tsbr
1944-2ts
1949ts
1951br
1954
1955br
1960ts
1967tsbr
1980m
1986tsbr
1987ts
1994tsbr
2001 -2ts
2002ts
2003ts
2004br
2007br
2010
2012ts
2016ts
2017ts
2018ts
2019ts
2021
2023ts
2024mbr

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

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

Dog
Hazel
Janet
Abby
Beulah
Allen
Danielle
Emily
Debby
Chantal
Jerry
Lili
Claudette
Ivan
Dean
Tomas
Ernesto
Matthew
Harvey
Kirk
Karen
Elsa
Bret
Beryl

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 37, 72.55%
H = 14, 27.45%

only 2.17% of all tropical systems affecting Saint Vincent are major hurricanes this includes brushes

Longest gap between storms

12 years 1968-1979

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 3.04 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.

Once every 19 years. (8 hits)

Average years between major hurricane hits.

Not enough data to calculate (1 hit)

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

99 mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next

Impacted in 2024

Last affected by

2024 Hurricane Beryl brushes south by 50 miles with 150 mph winds while moving west-northwest.

This area's hurricane history

1886 August 16th, 110 mph from the east-northeast
1898 September 11th, 110 mph from the east-southeast killing 100 people here
1921 September 8th, 80 mph from the southeast
1954 October 5th, Hurricane Hazel hits just south with 80 mph winds from the east.
1955 September 23rd, Hurricane Janet levels the area with 105 mph winds pressure 28.90.
1980 Hurricane Allen passes just north with 130 mph winds on August 4th from the east-southeast. NHC Wallet
2010 October 30th Hurricane Tomas passes just north with 80 mph winds while moving west causing quite a bit of damage. | Model performance | Radar animation (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School)
2021 July 2nd Hurricane Elsa passes just north by 10 miles with 75 mph winds while moving west-northwest. Radar animation (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) Hit map | NHC report

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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......