Veracruz, Mexico'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)

Veracruz most likely to be hit by a hurricane between September 21st and September 27th

Years within or near core

1923ts
1931
1932ts
1944br
1949ts
1950
1955br
1980tsbr
1984tsbr
2003tsbr
2005-2tsbr
2010m
2011-2ts
2012ts
2013-2ts
2016ts
2017br

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

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

Item
Janet
Hermine
Edouard
Larry
Jose
Stan
Karl
Harvey
Nate
Ernesto
Barry
Fernand
Earl
Franklin

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 14, 70.00%
H = 6, 30.00%

only 5% of all tropical systems affecting Veracruz are major hurricanes this includes brushes

Longest gap between storms

24 years 1955-1980

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 7.65 years

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

Once every 51 years. (3 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)

98 mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next

Before the end of 2025

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

Last affected by

2017 August 10th Hurricane Franklin passes 55 miles to the north of here while moving west with 80 mph winds. Dumps between 12 and 16 inches of rain in Veracruz.

This area's hurricane history

1931 September 16th hit with 85 mph winds just south from the east-northeast.
1950 Hurricane Item hits with 90 mph (HURDAT) on October 10th from the northeast.
2010 September 17th, Hurricane Karl hits just north with 120 mph winds from the east-northeast while weakening quickly. Heavy flooding in Veracruz & surrounding areas. In the municipality of Teocelo, two trucks with five persons on board were swept away by the current of the fish River. Two occupants, identified as Diego L�pez L�pez and Lucius Morales, bodies were located metres later and the remaining three were declared as missing. Video | Radar animation (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School)

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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......