Storm Surge/Tide in Louisiana

Events

296

Deaths

4

Injuries

0

Damage

$37 billion

• Hurricane and Tornadoes in Louisiana, August 28 to 31, 202130 deaths · $12 billion · EF1 · 54 eventsThe ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, Ida originated from a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea on August 23rd.
• Hurricane and Storm Surge in Louisiana, August 28 to 31, 20123 deaths · $611 million · 50 eventsIsaac entered the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm on August 26, moving northwest after crossing Haiti, Cuba and the Florida Straits. Isaac strengthened into a hurricane on the morning of the 28th when it was 75 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River.
• Hurricane and Tornadoes in Louisiana, September 1 to 2, 20083 deaths · $151 million · EF1 · 42 eventsHurricane Gustav emerged into the southeast Gulf of Mexico as a major category 3 hurricane on August 31st after developing in the Caribbean Sea and moving across western Cuba.
• Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, October 28, 20201 death · 1 injured · $386 million · 27 eventsA tropical depression formed in the northwestern Caribbean on the afternoon of October 24th. 9 hours later, it became the twenty-seventh named storm and eleventh hurricane of the exceptionally active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
• Hurricane and Tornadoes in Louisiana, September 12 to 15, 2008$659 million · EF2 · 21 eventsHurricane Ike caused wind damage, storm surge flooding, and tornadoes across southwest Louisiana. Ike made landfall near Galveston, TX early in the morning on September 13th as a strong category 2 hurricane.
• Storm Surge in Louisiana, August 29, 2005$31 billion · 10 eventsStorm surge damage in southeast Louisiana, especially in the New Orleans area and the coastal parishes, was catastrophic. Hurricane protection levees and floodwalls were overtopped and/or breached resulting in widespread and deep flooding of homes and businesses.
• Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, September 11 to 12, 20246 injured · $198 million · 53 eventsHurricane Francine formed as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on September 9, 2024, and intensified into a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall near Houma, Louisiana, on the morning of September 11.
• Tornadoes and Storm Surge in Louisiana, August 26 to 31, 2017$75 million · EF2 · 15 eventsHarvey moved across the Gulf of Mexico into the central Texas Coast during the last week of August. After the initial landfall, the cyclone moved back into the gulf a couple days later and then made another landfall in Southwest Louisiana during the morning of the 30th.
• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, June 30, 20034 injured · $41 million · F1 · 38 eventsTropical Storm Bill developed in the southern Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, June 29, 2003, then moved steadily northward toward the Louisiana coast.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Louisiana, October 8 to 10, 20205 injured · $67 million · 33 eventsDelta first developed into a tropical depression in the Caribbean just south of Jamaica on the afternoon of October 4th. As it tracked across the western Caribbean, it rapidly intensified into a Category 4 hurricane.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Louisiana, September 11 to 14, 2008$194 million · 35 eventsHurricane Ike emerged into the southeast Gulf of Mexico as a category 1 hurricane on September 9th after earlier being a major hurricane as it moved across the Caribbean.
• Storm Surge in Louisiana, September 23 to 24, 2005$432 million · 16 eventsHurricane Rita produced extensive storm surge flooding across coastal areas of southern Terrebonne, southern Lafourche, and southern Jefferson Parishes where numerous homes and businesses were flooded.
• Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, July 13 to 15, 2019$51 million · 27 eventsA mesoscale convective vortex interacted with a weak cold front over the the southeast states and northeast Gulf of Mexico. The surface low that developed moved southwest across the gulf then northwest into the south central Louisiana coast.
• Hurricane and Storm Surge in Louisiana, September 15 to 16, 2004$16 million · 24 eventsHurricane Ivan moved steadily northward across the north central Gulf of Mexico on September 15th before turning north-northeast and making landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane during the early morning of September 16th.
• Tornadoes and Storm Surge in Louisiana, October 16 to 23, 2006$598,000 · F1 · 22 eventsUnder an environment of high wind shear and abundant moisture, severe storms produced tornadoes and flash floods across southwest Louisiana.
• Storm Surge in Louisiana, September 2 to 6, 2011$2.0 million · 14 eventsThe circulation around Tropical Storm Lee affected southeast Louisiana from late on September 2nd through September 4 with primarily onshore southeast and south wind flow.
• Storm Surge in Louisiana, July 5 to 6, 2005$2.5 million · 7 eventsHurricane Cindy produced tides of generally 3 to 5 feet above normal which resulted in mainly minor damage. Significant beach erosion occured as a result of the high tides at Grand Isle.
• Tornado and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, October 9 to 10, 2004$255,000 · F0 · 31 eventsTropical Storm Matthew developed from a tropical depression in the southwest Gulf of Mexico on October 8 and initially moved to the east northeast across the western and central Gulf of Mexico before gradually turning to the northeast and north.
• Tornado and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, June 19 to 23, 20172 injured · EF0 · 23 eventsTropical Storm Cindy developed over the central Gulf of Mexico on June 20th and moved generally northwest for the next few days before making landfall in southwest Louisiana near the Louisiana and Texas state line.
• Storm Surge in Louisiana, June 16 to 26, 2024$30,000 · 12 eventsAs a surface ridge nearby shifted off to the northeast during the 3rd weekend of June, light and variable winds became onshore and more steady state.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Louisiana, July 11 to 14, 201934 eventsHurricane Barry initially developed from a disturbance that moved from Georgia southwest to the northeast Gulf of Mexico on July 8-9, 2019.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Louisiana, June 18 to 19, 2021$20,000 · 15 eventsA tropical wave meandered in the Bay of Campeche for a few days in mid June before slowly tracking northeastward towards the Louisiana coastline. It actually didn't attain tropical storm status until after it made landfall in Terrebonne Parish on the early morning of June 19th.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Louisiana, June 20 to 23, 2017$25,000 · 10 eventsCindy made landfall between Cameron and Sabine Pass during the morning of the 22nd. Minor coastal flooding was reported along with minor wind damage.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Louisiana, September 22 to 23, 2004$15,000 · 8 eventsThe remnant circulation of Hurricane Ivan moved back into the Gulf of Mexico and regenerated into a tropical storm late on September 22nd.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Louisiana, September 15 to 16, 202013 eventsHurricane Sally initially formed as an area of disturbed weather over the Bahamas late on September 10th, 2020. Over the next few days, the system became better organized and became Tropical Depression Nineteen in the afternoon hours on September 11th.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.