Hurricanes near Merrydale, LA
Hurricanes
8
1 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
16
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
4
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 16 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Merrydale. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Francine in 2024. The strongest was Ida in 2021, with winds near 127 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 | Category 1 | 75 | 42 |
| 2021 | Ida Aug | Category 3 | 127 | 20 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 55 |
| 2020 | Cristobal Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 29 |
| 2012 | Isaac Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 15 |
| 2011 | Lee Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 6 |
| 2008 | Gustav Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 45 |
| 2003 | Bill Jun | Tropical storm | 58 | 46 |
| 2001 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 46 |
| 1992 | Andrew Aug | Category 2 | 109 | 32 |
| 1988 | Florence Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 28 |
| 1988 | Beryl Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 22 |
| 1985 | Juan Oct | Category 1 | 75 | 46 |
| 1985 | Elena Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 53 |
| 1979 | Bob Jul | Tropical storm | 63 | 47 |
| 1977 | Babe Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 9 |
| 1971 | Edith Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 21 |
| 1965 | Betsy Sep | Category 2 | 104 | 18 |
| 1964 | Hilda Oct | Category 2 | 98 | 12 |
| 1959 | Arlene May | Tropical storm | 63 | 14 |
| 1957 | Esther Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 25 |
| 1956 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 30 |
| 1955 | Brenda Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 25 |
| 1955 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 17 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 |
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 Merrydale 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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