Hurricanes near Ponchatoula, LA
Hurricanes
8
3 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
17
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
3
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 17 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Ponchatoula. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Francine in 2024. The strongest was Camille in 1969, with winds near 161 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 | 7 |
| 2021 | Ida Aug | Category 3 | 127 | 18 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 20 |
| 2020 | Zeta Oct | Category 2 | 109 | 36 |
| 2020 | Cristobal Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 3 |
| 2012 | Isaac Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 46 |
| 2011 | Lee Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 8 |
| 2005 | Katrina Aug | Category 3 | 121 | 50 |
| 2005 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 55 |
| 2003 | Bill Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 9 |
| 2002 | Isidore Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 34 |
| 2001 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 23 |
| 1988 | Florence Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 7 |
| 1988 | Beryl Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 9 |
| 1985 | Elena Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 35 |
| 1979 | Bob Jul | Tropical storm | 63 | 8 |
| 1971 | Edith Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 52 |
| 1969 | Camille Aug | Category 5 | 161 | 53 |
| 1965 | Betsy Sep | Category 2 | 109 | 45 |
| 1964 | Hilda Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 13 |
| 1959 | Arlene May | Tropical storm | 52 | 53 |
| 1957 | Esther Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 16 |
| 1956 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 58 | 10 |
| 1955 | Brenda Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 11 |
| 1955 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 17 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 |
| 1960s | 3 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 3 | 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 Ponchatoula 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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