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Hurricane history · Louisiana

Hurricanes near Meraux, LA

Hurricanes

12

6 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

15

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

4

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 12 hurricanes and 15 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Meraux. That's a hurricane about once every 6 years. The most recent hurricane was Francine in 2024. The strongest was Camille in 1969, with winds near 173 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Francine SepCategory 17540
2021Ida AugCategory 415040
2021Claudette JunTropical storm4627
2020Zeta OctCategory 31159
2020Cristobal JunTropical storm526
2017Nate OctCategory 18151
2012Isaac AugCategory 18150
2005Katrina AugCategory 413219
2005Cindy JulCategory 17510
2003Bill JunTropical storm5836
2002Isidore SepTropical storm635
2002Bertha AugTropical storm405
2001Allison JunTropical storm4625
1997Danny JulCategory 18142
1988Florence SepCategory 1755
1988Beryl AugTropical storm521
1985Juan OctTropical storm6958
1985Elena SepCategory 311550
1979Bob JulTropical storm6930
1969Camille AugCategory 517338
1965Betsy SepCategory 413244
1965Debbie SepTropical storm4049
1964Hilda OctTropical storm6950
1957Esther SepTropical storm6351
1956Unnamed JunTropical storm5841
1955Brenda AugTropical storm6916
1955Unnamed AugTropical storm5215

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s04
1960s22
1970s01
1980s22
1990s10
2000s24
2010s20
2020s32

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 Meraux 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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