Santo Domingo, 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)

Santo domingo most likely to be hit by a hurricane between September 7th and September 13th

Years within or near core

1876
1878tsbr
1883m
1886
1887tsbr
1889ts
1894
1896tsbr
1898ts
1899br
1899brm
1900ts
1901tsbr
1909
1910br
1916ts
1918ts
1919tsbr
1921
1928ts
1930m
1931ts
1932ts
1932
1949
1958tsbr
1963br
1966brm
1967m
1979m
1979ts
1987m
1993tsbr
1998m
2003ts
2007ts
2008ts
2015ts
2020-2ts
2021ts
2023ts

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

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

Gerda
Edith
Inez
Beulah
David
Frederic
Emily
Cindy
Georges
Odette
Olga
Fay
Erika
Isaias
Laura
Fred
Franklin

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 24, 57.14%
H = 18, 42.86%

21.05% of all tropical systems affecting Santo domingo are major hurricanes this includes brushes

Longest gap between storms

16 years 1933-1948

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 3.64 years

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

Once every 11.77 years. (13 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)

110 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 passes just west with 40 mph winds at closest approach while moving north-northeast dumped over 10" of rain. Gusts to 39 mph.

This area's hurricane history

1876 September 13th a 75 mph hurricane hits from the east while weakening
1883 September 6th, 125 mph from the east-southeast passes just south. Hit map
1886 August 15th, 95 mph to the south from the southeast
1894 September 22nd, 105 mph winds to the south from the east-southeast
1909 August 22nd, 85 mph from the east-southeast
1921 September 10th, 95 mph just east from the south
1930 September 13th, pressure 27.56 inHg, 150 mph winds from the east-southeast. Total devastation. 2,000 killed in the Dominican Republic. Aftermath video
1932 September 27th 85 mph just south from the east.
1949 September 22nd, 75 mph from the east-southeast.
1967 September 10th Hurricane Beulah passes to the south from the east with 125 mph winds. NHC Wallet
1979 August 31st, 170 mph from the east-southeast Hurricane David gusts to 172 mph waves & storm surge the size of 4 story buildings kill over 1,000. Damage photo | #2 | Average model error | David page
1987 September 22nd Hurricane Emily to the south with 120 mph winds from the southeast. NHC Wallet
1998 September 23rd, Hurricane Georges just north while moving west-northwest with 120 mph winds causing heavy damage to north killing 200 in September. Heavy flooding in Santo Damingo 111 million dollars damage. Satellite image

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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......