Tuxpan Mexico's history with tropical systems

Current weather

(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)

Years within or near core
1887tsbr,1892,1921br,1924-2ts,1936,1944ts,1947br,1949br,1951brm,1951tsbr,1954tsbr,1955bdtsbr,1955br,1956br,1956ts,1978ts,1988,1990,1993br,1996br,
2005-2ts,2007,2007tsbr,2011-2ts,2014tsbr,2016ts,2017-2br,2021m
32 times in 151 yrs end of 2022






Names from list above
Charlie,George,Florence,Gladys,Janet,Anna,Dora,Bess,Debby,Diana,Gert,Dolly,Bret,Gert,Dean,Lorenzo,Arlene,Nate,Dolly,Danielle,Franklin,Katia,Grace,

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio
TS=16, 50% H=16, 50%

Longest gap between storms
28 years 1893-1920

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 4.72 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for a few hours)
(6h)once every 25.17 years

Average years between major hurricane hits.(1)
not enough data

Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts)
93mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next
before the end of 2026

Last affected by
2021 August 21st hurricane Grace hits just south by 23 miles at closest approach with 130mph winds while moving west.

This areas hurricane past
1892 Oct 15th a hurricane moves onshore just north of here by 21 miles with 85mph winds.
1936 Aug 30th 80mph just south by 32 miles from the ENE
1988 Sept 2nd Hurricane Debby hits just 19 miles south while moving west with 75mph winds. NHC Wallet
1990 Aug 7th Hurricane Diana hits direct with 100mph winds while moving west. NHC Wallet
2007 Aug 22nd Hurricane Dean hits from the east with 85mph winds. NHC report
2021 August 21st hurricane Grace hits just south by 23 miles at closest approach with 130mph winds while moving west. Grace hit map | NHC report



Text Sources:The Major Hurricanes to affect the Bahamas Wayne Neely.....Hurricane Watch Dr. Bob Sheets & Jack Williams.....Inside the Hurricane Pete Davies.....The Ship & the Storm Jim Carrier.....Lunatic Wind William Price Fox...Sudden Sea R.A Scotti.....Hurricane Almanac Bryan Norcross.....Divine Wind Kerry Emanuel.....Florida's Hurricane History Jay Barnes.....Stormscaping Pamela Crawford.....Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States Rick Scwartz..... Killer Cane Robert Mykle..... Isaac's Storm Erik Larson.....Florida Hurricanes & Tropical Storms John M. Williams & Iver W.Duedall.....Path of destruction John McQuaid & Mark Schleifstein.....Sun sentinel newspaper(microfilm).....Miami Herald newspaper(microfilm).....NOAA research division.....hurricanecity.com (calculations) Jim Williams.....plus many more.............
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