Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Hurricane History

No active tropical cyclones are within 500 miles of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana as of Thursday, 10 September 2026. Official forecasts at nhc.noaa.gov.

Since 1863, 31 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana — about one every 5.3 years. Of those, 11 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Delta (2020), which passed 40 miles away on 10 October 2020.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

5.3

Avg. years between

Years since the last

Storm tracks within 50 miles

TS / TDCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Each line is one storm track, coloured by the strongest category it reached while within 50 miles. The dashed ring marks that 50-mile radius; hairlines are one-degree graticule. Source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2.

How strong they get

Cat 4 · 1Cat 3 · 2Cat 2 · 2Cat 1 · 4TS / TD · 22

The 31 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 1 of them reached Cat 4.

Key facts

Most recentDelta (2020) — 40 mi away, 10 October 2020
Strongest stormLaura (2020) — 122 kt (140 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordDebra (1978) — 4.5 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)Laura (2020) — 6.5 miles
Passes within 25 miles17 of 31
Peak monthSeptember — 13 storms (42% of all)
Most active year1886 — 2 storms
Most active decade1950s — 4 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi3
Record span1863–2020

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, September is the most active month, with 13 of the 31 recorded storms (42%). The primary season runs August to October, accounting for 81% of all activity. The 1950s was the most active decade on record, with 4 storms. 3 of the 31 storms were major hurricanes (Category 3 or stronger) while within 50 miles.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
0	0	0	0	0	3	3	9	13	3	0	0

Activity by decade

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Tropical cyclones passing within 50 miles, by decade, 1860s to 2020s. Decades with no storms are shown as empty columns. Comparing two equal 38-year windows inside the aircraft-reconnaissance era: 9 storms in 1950–1987 against 8 in 1988–2025.

1860s	1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	4	0	3	2	0	3	3	2

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Delta (2020)	10 Oct 2020	40.2 mi	Cat 1	71 kt
Laura (2020)	27 Aug 2020	6.5 mi	Cat 3	100 kt
Barry (2019)	14 Jul 2019	19.5 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Harvey (2017)	30 Aug 2017	14.4 mi	TS / TD	36 kt
Cindy (2017)	22 Jun 2017	27.4 mi	TS / TD	39 kt
Gustav (2008)	2 Sep 2008	46.9 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Humberto (2007)	13 Sep 2007	5.4 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Rita (2005)	24 Sep 2005	45.2 mi	TS / TD	62 kt
Danny (1985)	15 Aug 1985	48.1 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Chris (1982)	11 Sep 1982	7.6 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Claudette (1979)	25 Jul 1979	41.0 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Debra (1978)	29 Aug 1978	4.5 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Carmen (1974)	8 Sep 1974	5.8 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Gerda (1958)	21 Sep 1958	42.2 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Audrey (1957)	27 Jun 1957	10.0 mi	Cat 1	80 kt
Unnamed Storm (1955)	27 Aug 1955	10.3 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Barbara (1954)	29 Jul 1954	26.9 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	20 Sep 1947	44.8 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1940)	24 Sep 1940	40.4 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1938)	15 Aug 1938	13.8 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Unnamed Storm (1926)	22 Sep 1926	26.4 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1926)	27 Aug 1926	17.4 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Unnamed Storm (1918)	6 Aug 1918	22.9 mi	Cat 1	82 kt
Unnamed Storm (1914)	19 Sep 1914	45.0 mi	TS / TD	26 kt
Unnamed Storm (1908)	1 Aug 1908	17.7 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1895)	7 Oct 1895	28.0 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	13 Oct 1886	18.7 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	14 Jun 1886	15.2 mi	Cat 1	64 kt
Unnamed Storm (1875)	18 Sep 1875	7.5 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1865)	14 Sep 1865	10.0 mi	Cat 1	67 kt
Unnamed Storm (1863)	30 Sep 1863	46.8 mi	TS / TD	50 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 3 systems passed within 50 miles after losing tropical characteristics. These are excluded from the counts above because they were no longer tropical cyclones at their closest approach — but several were highly damaging, so they are listed here.

Storm	Status	Closest approach	Distance	Wind
Nicholas (2021)	Remnant low	17 Sep 2021	22.9 mi	15 kt
Beta (2020)	Post-tropical	23 Sep 2020	12.3 mi	25 kt
Allison (1989)	Post-tropical	28 Jun 1989	26.1 mi	27 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1863–2025. Tracks are recorded every six hours and are interpolated to one-hour steps before distances are measured, so closest-approach figures are not distorted by the sampling interval. Distances are measured to the parish's Census internal point, not to its nearest boundary, so a storm listed at 55 miles may still have crossed the coastline — see Methodology. Records before about 1900 are sparser and less precise than modern ones, and storms that stayed at sea were less likely to be recorded at all.

How Beauregard Parish, Louisiana compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana ranks #499 — more exposed than 77.4% of them. Within Louisiana it ranks #37 of 64, against a state average of 37.0 storms per parish.

Notable storms

Cat 4 Laura (2020) passed 7 miles away on 27 August 2020 as a hurricane, reaching 122 kt (140 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 3 Audrey (1957) passed 10 miles away on 27 June 1957 as a hurricane, reaching 102 kt (117 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 3 Unnamed Storm (1918) passed 23 miles away on 6 August 1918 as a hurricane, reaching 97 kt (112 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1886) passed 19 miles away on 13 October 1886 as a hurricane, reaching 90 kt (104 mph) while within 50 miles.

27 of the 31 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 5.3 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 31 storms spread over the 163 years from 1863 to 2025. 4 separate years saw more than one storm pass within 50 miles while decades have gone by with none. The longest recorded quiet stretch was 20 years, between 1985 and 2005. It has been 5 years since the last one; 12 of the 26 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Beauregard Parish, Louisiana?

11 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana at hurricane strength since 1863. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 31.

When was the last hurricane in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana?

Delta (2020), on 10 October 2020, passing 40 miles away — 6 years ago. The most recent tropical cyclone of any strength was Delta (2020) in 2020.

What was the strongest storm to affect Beauregard Parish, Louisiana?

Laura (2020), which reached 122 kt (140 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 7 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Beauregard Parish, Louisiana?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 5.3 years — 31 storms over the 163 years from 1863 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby parishes

Beauregard Parish, Louisiana borders or sits close to 5 other parishes with a published storm record. Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana has 38 on record.

Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana38 storms within 50 mi Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana34 storms within 50 mi Allen Parish, Louisiana34 storms within 50 mi Vernon Parish, Louisiana31 storms within 50 mi Newton County, Texas30 storms within 50 mi