Tropical storms and hurricanes that affected Bermuda in the last 100 years with brief details of each storm: 1899 September 12/13th was one of the most violent storms to ever hit the Island and a direct hit - demolished the Causeway and caused severe damage around the whole of Bermuda.

1900 September 17th Near miss - winds reached hurricane force without severe land damage.

1903 Sept 28th the hurricane brushed by to the east with hurricane force winds for a short duration, but a great amount of damage.

1906 Sept 9th was a near miss with severe gale just reaching hurricane force for a short while.

1910 Sept 25th Hurricane brushes by - little damage.

1914 Oct 27th Storm loses identity near Bermuda - gales but little damage.

1915 Sept 3/4th Hurricane brings heavy rain and 82 mph winds.

1916 Sept 23rd Hurricane brings 84 mph winds - severe damage.

1917 Sept 4th Storm with unprecedented tides.

1918 Sept 4/5th hurricane hits - substantial flooding.

1921 Sept 15th hurricane almost direct hit - 120 mph gusts.

1922 Sept 21st hurricane direct hit - winds to 120 mph and 8 foot storm surge - widespread damage to vegetation especially.

1923 Sept 30th Storm passes to NW - winds up to 62 mph.

1926 Oct 22nd Major Hurricane - direct hit - 114 mph much damage.

1932 Nov 12th Storm passes 100 miles to east - gusts to 91 mph.

1939 Oct 16th Major Hurricane passes 50 miles east -winds up to 100 mph with gusts to 131 mph. Heavy rain.

1947 Oct 20th Hurricane passes 40 miles to northwest -winds to 100 mph.

1948 Sept 13th Hurricane passes 50 miles to west - 80-100 mph winds - telephones and power cut.

100 years of hurricane history 1948 Oct 7th Direct hit - 110 mph.

1953 Sept 5th Hurricane Carol passes 200 miles west giving Bermuda 50-60 mph winds.

1953 Sept 12th Tropical Storm Dolly passes over but only brings rain and gales.

1953 Sept 17th Hurricane Edna passes within 50 miles with 120 mph winds, torrential rain and much damage to roofs - but only three persons were injured.

1958 Sept 28th Ilsa passes by 230 miles off - only 30 mph winds but heavy pounding surf.

1961 Oct 6/7th Hurricane Frances veers away from the Island- little wind but heavy pounding surf.

1962 Oct 6th Hurricane Daisy misses Bermuda by 120 miles -winds up to 66 mph and heavy surf.

1963 Aug 9th Arlene is a direct hit - winds to 90 mph -much damage to vegetation.

1966 Aug 31st The fringe of Hurricane Faith brings heavy rain and winds to 58 mph.

1973 July 3/4th Minimal Hurricane Alice passed by at 25 miles - some wind but heavy rain.

1975 Sept 26th Faye approaches to 40 miles and then veers away - only strong winds and heavy rain.

1977 Sept 27th Dolly passes 60 miles south east- heavy rain.

1981 Sept 7th Emily passes over as a Tropical Storm - but only produced 35 mph winds.

1981 Sept 8th Floyd misses by 40 miles.

1982 Sept 15/16th fringe winds of Debbie.

1987 Sept 24th Emily moves unexpectedly swiftly across Bermuda . Small, but vicious and spawning several tornadoes, she caused widespread chaos and damage.

1989 Aug 4th Dean passes by at 23 miles with 90 mph winds 1991 Oct 27-29th Erratic Grace forms almost over the Island - moves away and then returns to skirt 58 miles to the south on the 27th - gave massive seas 1995 Aug 14th Felix passes by at 50 miles with maximum winds at 75 mph - 3 days of pounding surf badly erodes South Shore.

1996 Oct 20th Lily brushes by 140 miles to the south east -some rain but winds only gust to 42 knots.

1997 Oct 8/9th After a very quiet period in the Atlantic, powerful Hurricane Erika, tracking north east, passes to the south east of Bermuda by over 300 miles - large ocean swells but little wind or weather affect the Island.

1899 : A terrific hurricane destroyed Bermuda's Causeway September 12.

Courtesy of Bermuda Archives.

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