Hurricane Betsy news in September of 1965 The exact number will never be known, as many perished in the storm surge in Cameron and Vermilion parishes, and many missing persons were never found. Hurricane Audrey ranks as the 7th deadliest hurricane to strike the United States in modern times, with at least 500 deaths. Mary parishes, causing total devastation in property and many lives lost.ĭamage in Louisiana was catastrophic, with 60-80% of the homes and businesses from Cameron to Grand Chenier being either destroyed or severely damaged. Audrey spread a massive storm surge across most of Cameron parish, and across the southern halves of Vermilion, Iberia, and St. The eye of Audrey made landfall south of Sabine Lake, crossed the lake and then passed over Bridge City, Texas. It was the only storm to reach Hurricane Category 4 status in June. An early season hurricane named Audrey roared ashore into Southwest Louisiana and Southeastern Texas. The deadliest natural disaster in the history of Southwest Louisiana, Hurricane Audrey, struck the coast during the early morning hours of June 27, 1957. Hurricane Audrey damage in south Louisiana in 1957 (Photo courtesy of the Louisiana Digital Library) Some of the storms and experiences are still in our minds . Growing up, and living in Louisiana, we clearly remember the names, like Audrey, Andrew, Katrina, Rita, Gustav, Betsy, Ida and many more. It is reported that a tropical cyclone makes landfall along the Louisiana coast about two times every three years, and a hurricane makes landfall once every 2.8 years. These major tropical storms have caused catastrophic damage, from Slidell and New Orleans, to Grand Isle, Pine Island, Cameron and other towns in between.įrom 2000 to the present, at least 37 tropical storms or hurricanes have affected Louisiana. This hurricane, in today's nomenclature, was a powerful Category 4 storm. The 1856 Last Island hurricane (or Great Storm of 1856) was a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that is tied (as of 2021) with Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Ida as the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in Louisiana, measured by maximum sustained winds. The earliest recorded hurricane was in October of 1527, striking the mouth of the Mississippi River. Louisiana cities and towns along the Gulf coast, and those further inland, have been impacted by major hurricanes for centuries. Past Tropical Hurricane Impacts in Louisiana Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher are considered major hurricanes because of their potential for significant loss of life and damage.
This scale estimates potential property damage. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed. Current Louisiana Weather Conditions, Weather Radar, and Forecast as Reported in the Center of the State at Alexandria (courtesy of Accuweather)Ī Tropical Depression is a tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind speed is 38 mph or or less.Ī tropical cyclone is named as a Tropical Storm when its wind reaches 39mph sustained.Ī cyclone reaching 74mph is classified as a Hurricane.
The lowest temperature was -16 degrees, recorded onįebruin Minden. The highest temperature on record was 114 degrees, measured onĪugin Plain Dealing, in extreme northwest Louisiana near Shreveport. Louisiana High and Low Record Temperatures Louisiana averages 27 tornadoes annually. The entire state averages over 60 days of thunderstorms a year, more than any other state except Florida. Louisiana is often affected by tropical cyclones and is very vulnerable to strikes by major hurricanes. Snow is rare, but parts of the state can experience snowfall in winter. Temperatures are generally mildly warm in the winter in the southern part of the state, with highs around New Orleans, Baton Rouge, the rest of south Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico averaging 66 ☏, while the northern part of the state is mildly cool in the winter with highs averaging 59 ☏. In northern Louisiana, the temperatures can sometimes reach near 105 ☏ in the summer. In the summer, the extreme maximum temperature is much warmer in the north than in the south, with temperatures near the Gulf of Mexico occasionally reaching 100 ☏, although temperatures above 95 ☏ are commonplace. Rainfall and humidity decrease, and daily temperature variations increase with distance from the Gulf of Mexico. Precipitation is frequent throughout the year, although the summer is slightly wetter than the rest of the year. Louisiana has a humid subtropical climate, with long, hot, humid summers and short, mild winters.
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