Hurricanes near Thibodaux, LA
Hurricanes
13
5 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
15
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
6
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 13 hurricanes and 15 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Thibodaux. That's a hurricane about once every 6 years. The most recent hurricane was Francine in 2024. The strongest was Ida in 2021, with winds near 150 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 2 | 104 | 3 |
| 2021 | Ida Aug | Category 4 | 150 | 15 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 13 |
| 2020 | Zeta Oct | Category 3 | 115 | 32 |
| 2020 | Cristobal Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 44 |
| 2012 | Isaac Aug | Category 1 | 81 | 3 |
| 2011 | Lee Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 47 |
| 2008 | Gustav Sep | Category 2 | 109 | 25 |
| 2005 | Cindy Jul | Category 1 | 75 | 51 |
| 2004 | Matthew Oct | Tropical storm | 40 | 7 |
| 2003 | Bill Jun | Tropical storm | 58 | 9 |
| 2002 | Isidore Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 46 |
| 2001 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 6 |
| 1998 | Hermine Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 8 |
| 1992 | Andrew Aug | Category 4 | 138 | 43 |
| 1988 | Florence Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 46 |
| 1988 | Beryl Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 21 |
| 1985 | Juan Oct | Category 1 | 75 | 32 |
| 1979 | Bob Jul | Category 1 | 75 | 21 |
| 1977 | Babe Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 31 |
| 1974 | Carmen Sep | Category 3 | 115 | 54 |
| 1965 | Betsy Sep | Category 4 | 132 | 2 |
| 1964 | Hilda Oct | Category 2 | 104 | 37 |
| 1959 | Arlene May | Tropical storm | 63 | 45 |
| 1957 | Esther Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 1 |
| 1956 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 58 | 16 |
| 1955 | Brenda Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 58 |
| 1955 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 30 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 |
| 1970s | 3 | 0 |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Thibodaux 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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