Evangeline Parish, Louisiana Hurricane History

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

Since 1856, 35 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Evangeline Parish, Louisiana — about one every 4.9 years. Of those, 6 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Delta (2020), which passed 9 miles away on 10 October 2020.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

4.9

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 2 · 1Cat 1 · 11TS / TD · 23

The 35 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 1 of them reached Cat 2.

Key facts

Most recentDelta (2020) — 9 mi away, 10 October 2020
Strongest stormUnnamed Storm (1909) — 83 kt (96 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordUnnamed Storm (1966) — 2.2 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)None on record
Passes within 25 miles17 of 35
Peak monthSeptember — 16 storms (46% of all)
Most active year1926 — 2 storms
Most active decade2010s — 4 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi0
Record span1856–2020

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, September is the most active month, with 16 of the 35 recorded storms (46%). The primary season runs August to October, accounting for 89% of all activity. The 2010s was the most active decade on record, with 4 storms. 0 of the 35 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	1	3	11	16	4	0	0

Activity by decade

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Tropical cyclones passing within 50 miles, by decade, 1850s to 2020s. Decades with no storms are shown as empty columns. Comparing two equal 38-year windows inside the aircraft-reconnaissance era: 8 storms in 1950–1987 against 10 in 1988–2025.

1850s	1860s	1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
1	0	1	1	1	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	1	3	4	1

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Delta (2020)	10 Oct 2020	8.9 mi	TS / TD	62 kt
Barry (2019)	14 Jul 2019	31.4 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Harvey (2017)	30 Aug 2017	30.8 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Isaac (2012)	30 Aug 2012	44.7 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Lee (2011)	4 Sep 2011	46.2 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Gustav (2008)	2 Sep 2008	6.3 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Humberto (2007)	13 Sep 2007	35.2 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Lili (2002)	3 Oct 2002	3.3 mi	TS / TD	57 kt
Andrew (1992)	26 Aug 1992	46.2 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Beryl (1988)	10 Aug 1988	9.2 mi	TS / TD	29 kt
Juan (1985)	29 Oct 1985	40.3 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Danny (1985)	15 Aug 1985	6.8 mi	TS / TD	57 kt
Carmen (1974)	8 Sep 1974	19.2 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Edith (1971)	16 Sep 1971	42.4 mi	Cat 1	68 kt
Unnamed Storm (1966)	27 Jul 1966	2.2 mi	TS / TD	21 kt
Betsy (1965)	10 Sep 1965	39.2 mi	TS / TD	62 kt
Unnamed Storm (1955)	27 Aug 1955	20.0 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Brenda (1955)	2 Aug 1955	41.8 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	20 Sep 1947	13.3 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Unnamed Storm (1940)	24 Sep 1940	15.6 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Unnamed Storm (1937)	3 Oct 1937	24.0 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1932)	19 Sep 1932	48.3 mi	TS / TD	46 kt
Unnamed Storm (1931)	16 Jul 1931	44.4 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Unnamed Storm (1926)	22 Sep 1926	6.8 mi	TS / TD	27 kt
Unnamed Storm (1926)	26 Aug 1926	4.9 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1920)	22 Sep 1920	36.8 mi	TS / TD	53 kt
Unnamed Storm (1914)	19 Sep 1914	49.9 mi	TS / TD	29 kt
Unnamed Storm (1911)	13 Aug 1911	19.6 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1909)	21 Sep 1909	49.8 mi	Cat 2	83 kt
Unnamed Storm (1908)	1 Aug 1908	37.9 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1905)	29 Sep 1905	33.9 mi	TS / TD	36 kt
Unnamed Storm (1898)	20 Sep 1898	3.6 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	15 Jun 1886	5.5 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Unnamed Storm (1875)	18 Sep 1875	10.3 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Unnamed Storm (1856)	11 Aug 1856	36.9 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	26.3 mi	15 kt
Beta (2020)	Post-tropical	24 Sep 2020	5.5 mi	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1863)	Post-tropical	30 Sep 1863	41.0 mi	40 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1856–2025. 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 Evangeline Parish, Louisiana compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana ranks #413 — more exposed than 81.3% of them. Within Louisiana it ranks #33 of 64, against a state average of 37.0 storms per parish.

Notable storms

Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1909) passed 50 miles away on 21 September 1909 as a hurricane, reaching 83 kt (96 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 1 Gustav (2008) passed 6 miles away on 2 September 2008 as a tropical storm, reaching 72 kt (83 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 1 Edith (1971) passed 42 miles away on 16 September 1971 as a hurricane, reaching 72 kt (83 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 1 Delta (2020) passed 9 miles away on 10 October 2020 as a hurricane, reaching 70 kt (81 mph) while within 50 miles.

31 of the 35 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 4.9 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 35 storms spread over the 170 years from 1856 to 2025. 3 separate years saw more than one storm pass within 50 miles while stretches of a decade or more have passed with none. The longest recorded quiet stretch was 19 years, between 1856 and 1875. It has been 5 years since the last one; 11 of the 31 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Evangeline Parish, Louisiana?

6 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at hurricane strength since 1856. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 35.

When was the last hurricane in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana?

Delta (2020), on 10 October 2020, passing 9 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 Evangeline Parish, Louisiana?

Unnamed Storm (1909), which reached 83 kt (96 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 50 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Evangeline Parish, Louisiana?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 4.9 years — 35 storms over the 170 years from 1856 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby parishes

Evangeline Parish, Louisiana borders or sits close to 6 other parishes with a published storm record. St. Landry Parish, Louisiana has 37 on record.

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana37 storms within 50 mi Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana35 storms within 50 mi Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana34 storms within 50 mi Allen Parish, Louisiana34 storms within 50 mi Rapides Parish, Louisiana31 storms within 50 mi Acadia Parish, Louisiana31 storms within 50 mi