Intracoastal City, Louisiana's History with Tropical Systems

(br) = Brush (ts) = Tropical Storm (bd) = Back Door, meaning coming from over land from opposite coast. Not all names are noted. Also, storms before 1950 were not named. Not every stat on every storm description is given. (since 1871)

Intracoastal City most likely to be hit by a hurricane between September 14th and September 20th

Years near or within core winds

1877br
1879m
1882
1886brm
1888br
1893br
1897
1898ts
1905ts
1905tsbr
1908ts
1909m
1912ts
1918brm
1920
1923br
1926brm
1931ts
1932-2ts
1934tsbr
1937ts
1938br
1940br
1943br
1943ts
1954ts
1957brm
1957ts
1959ts
1964
1965brm
1970tsbr
1971
1974m
1977ts
1985-2
1992m
2002
2002tsbr
2003tsbr
2004tsbr
2005m
2008br
2011ts
2017ts
2017tsbr
2019ts
2020mbr
2020tsbr
2020
2024br

53 times in 153 years (as of end of 2024)

Names from list above (B storms most likely to impact the area)

Barbara
Audrey
Bertha
Arlene
Hilda
Betsy
Felice
Edith
Carmen
Babe
Danny
Juan
Andrew
Lili
Isidore
Bill
Ivan
Rita
Gustav
Lee
Cindy
Harvey
Barry
Laura
Beta
Delta
Francine

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 24, 45.29%
H = 29, 54.72%

21.15% of all tropical systems affecting Intracoastal City are major hurricanes this includes brushes

Longest gap between storms

10 years 1943-1954

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 2.89 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits. (hurricane force winds for at least a few hours)

Once every 11.77 years. (13 hits) State stats (older site)

Average years between major hurricane hits.

Once every 30.6 years. (5 hits)

Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on sustained winds from advisories, not gusts)

103 mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next

Before the end of 2027

This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be affected by that year.

Last affected by

2024 September 11th Hurricane Francine brushes just east by 49 miles while moving northeast with 100 mph winds.

This area's hurricane history

1879 September 1st, 120 mph to the east from the south
1882 September 14th, 105 mph from the east-southeast just south.
1897 September 12th 85 mph from the east-southeast just south, heavy crop damage.
1909 September 20th, 120 mph from the south-southeast just east, pressure 28.68 inHg, high storm surge 350 kills in Louisiana
1920 September 22nd 90 mph just east from the south-southeast(moderate damage)
1964 October 4th Hilda hits as a category 2 with 110 mph winds just east from the south. (moderate damage) Tornadoes caused most fatalities killing 38. Gusts to 135 mph. Newspaper headline | NHC Wallet
1971 September 16th, 95 mph Edith, from the southwest passes just northwest. NHC Wallet
1974 September 8th Carmen hits just east with 120 mph winds from the south-southeast. (moderate damage).
1985 August 15th Hurricane Danny hits just west from the south as a category 1, 80 mph, (flooding) storm surges near 8 feet. NHC Wallet
1985 October 29th, Hurricane Juan loops in the area from the south with 85 mph winds. NHC Wallet
1992 August 26th Andrew hits just east of here from the southeast with 130 mph winds (moderate damage) 958 mb at landfall 28.27 north winds helped keep flooding to a minimum.| Radar animation (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) more on Hurricane Andrew here
2002 October 3rd Hurricane Lili hits with 100 mph windsfrom the south-southeast after earlier being a cat 4.At landfall pressure 963 mb 28.42 inch Some roof damage, windows blown in & many trees down with a 5 to 7 ft storm surge. 14 tornados reported as she traveled inland 860 million in losses for U.S. Jim Leonard in Delcambre, LA | Newspaper article | #2.
2005 September 24th Hurricane Rita passes approximately 80 miles to the southwest while moving northwest with 120 mph winds. 5 to 8 ft of water in many areas of Vermillion parish | Radar animation (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) Louisiana from space before & after Rita | Damage map | Models 2 days out
2020 October 9th Hurricane Delta passes just west by 44 miles with 95 mph winds while moving north-northeast. We were there covering it as it happened | Radar shot at landfall | NHC report

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Stat sources:

Text Sources:

"Divine Wind" by Kerry Emanuel
"Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms" by John M. Williams and Iver W. Duedall
"Florida's Hurricane History" by Jay Barnes
"Hurricane Almanac" by Bryan Norcross
HurricaneCity.com calculations by Jim Williams
"Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States" by Rick Schwartz
"Hurricane Watch" by Dr. Bob Sheets and Jack Williams
"Inside the Hurricane" by Pete Davies
"Isaac's Storm" by Erik Larson
"Killer 'Cane" by Robert Mykle
"Lunatic Wind" by William Price Fox
Miami Herald newspaper (microfilm)
"Path of Destruction" by John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein
Sun Sentinel newspaper (microfilm)
"The Major Hurricanes To Affect The Bahamas" by Wayne Neely
"The Ship and the Storm" by Jim Carrier
Plus many more......