Grant Parish, Louisiana Hurricane History

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

Since 1895, 26 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Grant Parish, Louisiana — about one every 5.0 years. Of those, 3 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Delta (2020), which passed 25 miles away on 10 October 2020.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

5.0

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 1 · 2TS / TD · 24

The 26 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 2 of them reached Cat 1.

Key facts

Most recentDelta (2020) — 25 mi away, 10 October 2020
Strongest stormLaura (2020) — 80 kt (92 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordUnnamed Storm (1908) — 3.6 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)None on record
Passes within 25 miles11 of 26
Peak monthAugust and September — 10 storms (38% of all)
Most active year1985 — 2 storms
Most active decade1980s — 5 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi0
Record span1895–2020

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Grant Parish, Louisiana, August and September are tied as the most active months, with 10 of the 26 recorded storms (38%). The primary season runs August to October, accounting for 92% of all activity. The 1980s was the most active decade on record, with 5 storms. 0 of the 26 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	1	10	10	4	0	0

Activity by decade

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Tropical cyclones passing within 50 miles, by decade, 1890s 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.

1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
2	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	5	0	3	2	2

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Delta (2020)	10 Oct 2020	25.3 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Laura (2020)	27 Aug 2020	36.8 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Harvey (2017)	31 Aug 2017	8.8 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Isaac (2012)	30 Aug 2012	25.2 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Gustav (2008)	2 Sep 2008	32.3 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Humberto (2007)	13 Sep 2007	9.6 mi	TS / TD	27 kt
Lili (2002)	3 Oct 2002	24.1 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Beryl (1988)	10 Aug 1988	21.3 mi	TS / TD	23 kt
Unnamed Storm (1987)	11 Aug 1987	44.0 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Elena (1985)	3 Sep 1985	41.0 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Danny (1985)	16 Aug 1985	22.3 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Chris (1982)	11 Sep 1982	39.6 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Debra (1978)	29 Aug 1978	31.4 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Betsy (1965)	10 Sep 1965	29.1 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Gerda (1958)	22 Sep 1958	33.0 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Audrey (1957)	27 Jun 1957	23.9 mi	TS / TD	59 kt
Brenda (1955)	2 Aug 1955	11.6 mi	TS / TD	26 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	20 Sep 1947	35.8 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1945)	6 Sep 1945	44.1 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1937)	3 Oct 1937	33.1 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1931)	16 Jul 1931	11.1 mi	TS / TD	29 kt
Unnamed Storm (1920)	22 Sep 1920	17.5 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Unnamed Storm (1911)	13 Aug 1911	27.8 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1908)	2 Aug 1908	3.6 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1898)	21 Sep 1898	21.8 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1895)	7 Oct 1895	33.2 mi	TS / TD	26 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 2 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
Beta (2020)	Post-tropical	24 Sep 2020	45.4 mi	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1933)	Post-tropical	26 Jul 1933	29.4 mi	25 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1895–2025. 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 Grant Parish, Louisiana compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Grant Parish, Louisiana ranks #610 — more exposed than 72.4% of them. Within Louisiana it ranks #45 of 64, against a state average of 37.0 storms per parish.

Notable storms

Cat 1 Laura (2020) passed 37 miles away on 27 August 2020 as a hurricane, reaching 80 kt (92 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 1 Audrey (1957) passed 24 miles away on 27 June 1957 as a hurricane, reaching 67 kt (77 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Delta (2020) passed 25 miles away on 10 October 2020 as a tropical storm, reaching 58 kt (67 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Betsy (1965) passed 29 miles away on 10 September 1965 as a hurricane, reaching 57 kt (66 mph) while within 50 miles.

23 of the 26 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 5.0 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 26 storms spread over the 131 years from 1895 to 2025. 2 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 14 years, between 1988 and 2002. It has been 5 years since the last one; 9 of the 23 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Grant Parish, Louisiana?

3 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Grant Parish, Louisiana at hurricane strength since 1895. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 26.

When was the last hurricane in Grant Parish, Louisiana?

Laura (2020), on 27 August 2020, passing 37 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 Grant Parish, Louisiana?

Laura (2020), which reached 80 kt (92 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 37 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Grant Parish, Louisiana?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 5.0 years — 26 storms over the 131 years from 1895 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby parishes

Grant Parish, Louisiana borders or sits close to 4 other parishes with a published storm record. Rapides Parish, Louisiana has 31 on record.

Rapides Parish, Louisiana31 storms within 50 mi Winn Parish, Louisiana28 storms within 50 mi LaSalle Parish, Louisiana24 storms within 50 mi Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana24 storms within 50 mi