Coastal locations
Louisiana forecasts and tides
3 coastal locations in Louisiana, each with its own forecast, nearest tide station, and storm history.
Louisiana tropical history
Every Atlantic storm since 1852 that tracked within 150 miles of a Louisiana coastal location, from the NOAA best-track archive.
- Storms on record
- 244
- Arrived at hurricane strength
- 90
- Major hurricanes, last 50 years
- 12 of 34 all time
- Direct hits
- 46 centre within 25 mi
- Last major hurricane
- Ida (2021)
Most recent storms
| Storm | Year | Closest approach | Strength at closest | Peak strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francine | 2024 | 40 mi | Category 2 | Category 2 |
| Beryl | 2024 | 146 mi | Tropical Storm | Category 5 |
| Nicholas Direct hit | 2021 | 9 mi | Depression | Category 1 |
| Ida Direct hit | 2021 | 16 mi | Category 4 | Category 4 |
| Claudette | 2021 | 46 mi | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm |
| Zeta Direct hit | 2020 | 20 mi | Category 3 | Category 3 |
| Delta Direct hit | 2020 | 21 mi | Category 1 | Category 4 |
| Beta | 2020 | 35 mi | Depression | Tropical Storm |
| Sally | 2020 | 114 mi | Category 1 | Category 2 |
| Laura | 2020 | 30 mi | Category 4 | Category 4 |
Hardest-hit stretches of the coast
Storms within 150 miles of each location across the full archive.
- Grand Isle 190 storms · 69 hurricanes · 26 direct hits, last in 2021
- New Orleans 182 storms · 57 hurricanes · 18 direct hits, last in 2020
- Lake Charles 140 storms · 41 hurricanes · 9 direct hits, last in 2021