Hurricanes near Pearl River, LA
Hurricanes
8
4 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 Pearl River. That's a hurricane about once every 10 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 | 34 |
| 2021 | Ida Aug | Category 3 | 115 | 57 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 18 |
| 2020 | Zeta Oct | Category 2 | 109 | 15 |
| 2020 | Cristobal Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 31 |
| 2017 | Nate Oct | Category 1 | 81 | 45 |
| 2005 | Katrina Aug | Category 3 | 127 | 9 |
| 2005 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 19 |
| 2003 | Bill Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 28 |
| 2002 | Isidore Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 8 |
| 2002 | Bertha Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 17 |
| 2001 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 7 |
| 1998 | Georges Sep | Category 2 | 104 | 47 |
| 1988 | Florence Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 29 |
| 1988 | Beryl Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 25 |
| 1985 | Elena Sep | Category 3 | 115 | 18 |
| 1979 | Bob Jul | Tropical storm | 63 | 35 |
| 1969 | Camille Aug | Category 5 | 173 | 17 |
| 1964 | Hilda Oct | Tropical storm | 69 | 20 |
| 1960 | Ethel Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 42 |
| 1957 | Esther Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 57 |
| 1956 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 51 |
| 1955 | Brenda Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 15 |
| 1955 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 19 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 4 |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 | 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 Pearl River 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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