What is my chance of having a tropical storm or hurricane strike by each month?
(Figures in process) The following figures show for any particular location what the chance that a tropical storm or hurricane will affect the area sometime during an individual month. We utilized the years 1944 to 1999 in the analysis. For tropical storm conditions (> 39 mph/18 m/s), we counted tropical storms and hurricanes within about 100 miles (165 km). For hurricane conditions (> 73 mph/33 m/s), we counted hurricanes within about 60 miles (110 km). For major hurricane conditions (> 111 mph/50 m/s), we counted major huricanes within about 30 miles (55 km). (Note that for major hurricanes, the chances everywhere in June, July and November are all less than 1%, so no maps are provided.) These figures are created by Todd Kimberlain. Many folks are are concerned about a vacation and the possible impacts that a hurricane could have. If so, please check with your hotel, cruise company, etc. to find out how they plan to inform their guests when a hurricane is coming, what actions they pl
