Originally Posted by
Hermod
There might be something in this. Back in the 1990s, I was living in the Tidewater area of Virginia. At a boat show, there was a NOAA booth where they had a hurricane history of Virginia. Obviously, the older historical hurricanes were prior to weather station data, but diary notes from the 17th and 18th centuries showed massive hurricanes with major geological shifts in the land. One hurricane scoured a swampy area into Lynnhaven Bay. A pair of hurricanes created Willoughby Spit. One hurricane put the entire eastern shore under water while it lasted. Right after the Revolution, a hurricane closed a major inlet in NC and Edenton, NC went from one of the leading US seaports into a backwater.
Years ago, large hurricanes often hit VA, NC, and SC. Now most seem to hit Florida and Texas. Hurricane intensity and frequency seem to run in cycles independent of the general warming trend as we climb out of the "Little Ice Age".