Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Hurricane History

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

Since 1856, 63 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana — about one every 2.7 years. Of those, 31 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Francine (2024), which passed 17 miles away on 11 September 2024.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

2.7

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 · 5Cat 3 · 5Cat 2 · 9Cat 1 · 13TS / TD · 31

The 63 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 5 of them reached Cat 4.

Key facts

Most recentFrancine (2024) — 17 mi away, 11 September 2024
Strongest stormIda (2021) — 130 kt (150 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordUnnamed Storm (1947) — 2.4 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)Unnamed Storm (1926) — 4.1 miles
Passes within 25 miles35 of 63
Peak monthSeptember — 26 storms (41% of all)
Most active year1923 — 2 storms
Most active decade1970s — 7 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi10
Record span1856–2024

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, September is the most active month, with 26 of the 63 recorded storms (41%). The primary season runs August to October, accounting for 73% of all activity. The 1970s was the most active decade on record, with 7 storms. 10 of the 63 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	1	8	8	9	26	11	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: 15 storms in 1950–1987 against 15 in 1988–2025.

1850s	1860s	1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
1	3	2	4	4	3	2	4	4	6	3	4	7	1	3	6	2	4

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Francine (2024)	11 Sep 2024	17.4 mi	Cat 1	80 kt
Ida (2021)	29 Aug 2021	23.7 mi	Cat 4	118 kt
Claudette (2021)	19 Jun 2021	3.6 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Zeta (2020)	28 Oct 2020	17.4 mi	Cat 3	100 kt
Barry (2019)	13 Jul 2019	48.6 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Isaac (2012)	29 Aug 2012	18.6 mi	TS / TD	63 kt
Gustav (2008)	1 Sep 2008	7.1 mi	Cat 2	88 kt
Cindy (2005)	6 Jul 2005	45.8 mi	Cat 1	65 kt
Matthew (2004)	10 Oct 2004	5.7 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Bill (2003)	30 Jun 2003	9.7 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Isidore (2002)	26 Sep 2002	36.6 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Allison (2001)	11 Jun 2001	34.5 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Hermine (1998)	20 Sep 1998	5.7 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Danny (1997)	17 Jul 1997	43.0 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Andrew (1992)	26 Aug 1992	26.1 mi	Cat 4	121 kt
Juan (1985)	31 Oct 1985	22.1 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Bob (1979)	11 Jul 1979	19.5 mi	TS / TD	61 kt
Unnamed Storm (1977)	25 Oct 1977	24.7 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Babe (1977)	5 Sep 1977	23.6 mi	Cat 1	65 kt
Unnamed Storm (1975)	17 Oct 1975	12.7 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Carmen (1974)	8 Sep 1974	20.9 mi	Cat 4	113 kt
Fern (1971)	6 Sep 1971	8.1 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1971)	1 Sep 1971	23.5 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1966)	26 Jul 1966	14.2 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Debbie (1965)	30 Sep 1965	32.8 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Betsy (1965)	10 Sep 1965	23.5 mi	Cat 2	95 kt
Hilda (1964)	3 Oct 1964	40.8 mi	Cat 2	90 kt
Arlene (1959)	30 May 1959	49.1 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Esther (1957)	18 Sep 1957	4.8 mi	TS / TD	54 kt
Unnamed Storm (1956)	13 Jun 1956	15.4 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1949)	4 Sep 1949	14.9 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1948)	4 Sep 1948	26.3 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	22 Aug 1947	2.4 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1946)	15 Jun 1946	37.0 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1944)	10 Sep 1944	44.1 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Unnamed Storm (1940)	6 Aug 1940	40.0 mi	Cat 1	80 kt
Unnamed Storm (1939)	26 Sep 1939	42.0 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1936)	27 Jul 1936	38.9 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1934)	16 Jun 1934	49.0 mi	Cat 2	85 kt
Unnamed Storm (1931)	15 Jul 1931	13.2 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1926)	26 Aug 1926	4.1 mi	Cat 2	95 kt
Unnamed Storm (1923)	16 Oct 1923	13.2 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1923)	26 Jun 1923	47.7 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1920)	22 Sep 1920	7.7 mi	Cat 1	80 kt
Unnamed Storm (1915)	29 Sep 1915	34.8 mi	Cat 3	97 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	13 Jun 1912	49.1 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Unnamed Storm (1909)	20 Sep 1909	23.4 mi	Cat 3	100 kt
Unnamed Storm (1908)	31 Jul 1908	45.8 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1905)	9 Oct 1905	33.0 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1897)	12 Sep 1897	28.7 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Unnamed Storm (1893)	7 Sep 1893	6.5 mi	Cat 1	81 kt
Unnamed Storm (1892)	12 Sep 1892	24.7 mi	TS / TD	49 kt
Unnamed Storm (1890)	27 Aug 1890	2.4 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1889)	23 Sep 1889	49.9 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1888)	19 Aug 1888	3.5 mi	Cat 2	85 kt
Unnamed Storm (1887)	19 Oct 1887	29.1 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Unnamed Storm (1885)	21 Sep 1885	43.4 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1879)	1 Sep 1879	35.0 mi	Cat 3	110 kt
Unnamed Storm (1877)	18 Sep 1877	6.4 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1869)	5 Sep 1869	40.7 mi	TS / TD	53 kt
Unnamed Storm (1867)	4 Oct 1867	9.4 mi	Cat 2	90 kt
Unnamed Storm (1860)	2 Oct 1860	35.4 mi	Cat 2	90 kt
Unnamed Storm (1856)	10 Aug 1856	17.7 mi	Cat 4	130 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 5 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	16 Sep 2021	45.6 mi	20 kt
Marco (2020)	Remnant low	25 Aug 2020	46.2 mi	23 kt
Olga (2019)	Post-tropical	26 Oct 2019	10.1 mi	45 kt
Bonnie (2010)	Remnant low	25 Jul 2010	38.2 mi	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1932)	Post-tropical	15 Oct 1932	8.3 mi	50 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 Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana ranks #96 — more exposed than 95.6% of them. Within Louisiana it ranks #3 of 64, against a state average of 37.0 storms per parish.

Notable storms

Cat 4 Ida (2021) passed 24 miles away on 29 August 2021 as a hurricane, reaching 130 kt (150 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 4 Carmen (1974) passed 21 miles away on 8 September 1974 as a hurricane, reaching 130 kt (150 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 4 Unnamed Storm (1856) passed 18 miles away on 10 August 1856 as a hurricane, reaching 130 kt (150 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 4 Andrew (1992) passed 26 miles away on 26 August 1992 as a hurricane, reaching 123 kt (142 mph) while within 50 miles.

54 of the 63 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 2.7 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 63 storms spread over the 170 years from 1856 to 2025. 5 separate years saw more than one storm pass within 50 miles. The longest recorded quiet stretch was 8 years, between 1869 and 1877. It has been 1 year since the last one; 37 of the 57 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana?

31 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana at hurricane strength since 1856. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 63.

When was the last hurricane in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana?

Francine (2024), on 11 September 2024, passing 17 miles away — 2 years ago. The most recent tropical cyclone of any strength was Francine (2024) in 2024.

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

Ida (2021), which reached 130 kt (150 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 24 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 2.7 years — 63 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

Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana borders or sits close to 4 other parishes with a published storm record. Lafourche Parish, Louisiana has 65 on record.

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana65 storms within 50 mi St. James Parish, Louisiana52 storms within 50 mi St. Mary Parish, Louisiana51 storms within 50 mi Assumption Parish, Louisiana50 storms within 50 mi