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List of Louisiana hurricanes (2000–present)

Aerial view of a downtown area of a city in the background and suburbs in the foreground inundated by floodwater. Except for the highways, nearly every street is completely covered in water. Various buildings, particularly the dome shaped building in the center, show damage.
Flooding in Downtown New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina

From 2000 to the present, at least 28 tropical or subtropical cyclones affected the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to David Roth of the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC), a tropical cyclone makes landfall along the coastline about two times every three years, and a hurricane makes landfall once every 2.8 years.[1]

The most active month for tropical cyclone activity in the state is September, with ten total storms, while no recorded storms have affected Louisiana during the months of December through May. The most intense storm to affect the state in terms of barometric pressure is Hurricane Katrina of 2005, which also caused the most fatalities and damage with 1,833 total deaths and over $100 billion in total damages.[nb 1] Katrina is also tied with Hurricane Harvey of 2017 as the costliest hurricane in the Atlantic basin. The 2020 hurricane season has seen the most landfalling tropical cyclones in a single season with 5 total storms. In terms of wind speed, Hurricane Ida, Hurricane Laura, and the 1856 Last Island hurricane are the strongest storms to affect the state, each producing maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h), equivalent to Category 4 on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale.

2000–2004

Flooding from Tropical Storm Allison in Chackbay
Colorized image of a hurricane with no eye, but clear banding features. Darker magenta shades indicate strong thunderstorms, and lighter, bluer shades indicate weaker convection.
Tropical Storm Isidore making its Louisiana landfall

2005–2009

Satellite image of a hurricane making landfall. The hurricane has an eye.
Hurricane Katrina making landfall on Louisiana

2010–2019

Grand Isle inundated after the passage of Hurricane Isaac in August 2012

2020–present

The Capital One Tower in Lake Charles was heavily damaged while the National Guard clears out debris all left behind from Hurricane Laura

Monthly statistics

Deadly storms

The following is a list of hurricanes that caused known deaths in the state.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ All damage totals are in the value of the USD during the storm's year of existence.

References

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