Hurricanes near Abita Springs, LA
Hurricanes
7
4 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
14
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
5
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Abita Springs. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Ida in 2021. The strongest was Camille in 1969, with winds near 173 mph as it went by. Most came in September.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Francine Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 17 |
| 2021 | Ida Aug | Category 3 | 127 | 43 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 4 |
| 2020 | Zeta Oct | Category 2 | 109 | 20 |
| 2020 | Cristobal Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 23 |
| 2005 | Katrina Aug | Category 3 | 127 | 25 |
| 2005 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 36 |
| 2003 | Bill Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 11 |
| 2002 | Isidore Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 11 |
| 2001 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 10 |
| 1988 | Florence Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 22 |
| 1988 | Beryl Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 17 |
| 1985 | Elena Sep | Category 3 | 115 | 20 |
| 1979 | Bob Jul | Tropical storm | 63 | 20 |
| 1969 | Camille Aug | Category 5 | 173 | 29 |
| 1964 | Hilda Oct | Category 1 | 75 | 13 |
| 1960 | Ethel Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 55 |
| 1957 | Esther Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 41 |
| 1956 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 35 |
| 1955 | Brenda Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 9 |
| 1955 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 24 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 4 |
| 1960s | 3 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 2 | 3 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), Atlantic and eastern Pacific, through 2025. A storm counts when its center came within 60 miles of the middle of Abita Springs at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.
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