Originally Posted By: catmandoo
Originally Posted By: Tbar
Saw a news report the other day that suggested we are returning to statistical norms. 12 years without a major hurricane(Cat 3, 111mph winds) making landfall in the US......previous longest period of time(8 years) was almost 150 years ago.

The average is ~ 2 years.

Could be a rough ride for a few years.


I don't know where you got that information, but it is totally twisted.

And maybe I just dreamed where I was last October when I had to evacuate NC. I guess that last year's hurricane that hit the East Coast didn't count since it only did $1.5 BILLION of damage, and it only killed 48 people. The confirmed deaths included 12 in Florida, five in South Carolina, three in Georgia, 26 in North Carolina, and two in Virginia.

See: Hurricane Mathew


I highlighted for emphasis hurricane strength at landfall on US soil. That is what the article that Zep and I are referring to is talking about. Mathew did indeed cause a lot of destruction and heartache but it was only a Cat 1 when it hit South Carolina.