Table 1 Hurricanes and storms that struck JB-BN during our study (1997–2005) and for the 10 years prior to the study
From: Landform type mediates compositional change in a hurricane-disturbed sub-tropical forest
Year | Hurricane/Storm | Station | Sustain Surface Wind (knots)1 | Peak surface wind (knots) | Total Rainfall (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Hugo | San Juan (Carolina) Airport | 67 | 80 | 7.62 |
1995 | Marilyn | San Juan (Carolina) Airport | 23 | 39 | 6.40 |
1996 | Bertha | San Juan (Carolina) Airport | 42 | 52 | 3.96 |
1996 | Hortense | San Juan (Carolina) Airport | 43 | 54 | 24.00 |
1998 | Georges | San Juan (Carolina) Airport | 69 | 81 | 13.36 |
1999 | Jose | San Juan (Carolina) Airport | 20 | 26 | 3.30 |
1999 | Lenny | San Juan (Carolina) Airport | 29 | 34 | 6.38 |
2000 | Debby | Rio de la Plata | Missing | Missing | 26.11 |
2004 | Jeanne | San Juan (Carolina) Airport | 43 | 62 | 15.19 |