![]() The storm, which had a 13-foot tidal surge, killed 15 and caused $22 million in damage. Winds topped 90 mph, and 16.7 inches of rain was recorded at Golden Meadow. 24, 1956: Hurricane Flossy submerged Grand Isle and caused extensive coastal erosion. Damage: $888,000, most to offshore oil and gas rigs. 3, 1948: A hurricane hit Timbalier Bay in Terrebonne Parish, bringing 90 mph gusts. Much of the city was flooded from the 11.2-foot storm surge. 19, 1947: A major hurricane struck New Orleans, killing 12 in Louisiana. Western Lake Pontchartrain reported a 6.4-foot storm surge. Crowley received 33.7 inches of rain over five days. The slow-moving storm flooded most of Acadiana. 7, 1940: A minimal hurricane with winds of 80 mph hit southwest Louisiana. 14, 1938: A storm hit east of Cameron Parish. Winds were registered at 68 mph in Morgan City.Īug. June 16, 1934: A storm hit near Morgan City, killing seven and causing $2.6 million in damage. Thibodaux lost three churches, a warehouse and 10 stores. Thibodaux and Napoleonville had winds of 120 mph. The storm killed 25 people and caused $4 million in damage. Tides as high as 15-feet above normal were reported throughout southern Terrebonne Parish. A 10-foot storm surge was reported at Timbalier Bay. 25-27, 1926: A Hurricane struck near Houma with winds estimated at 100 mph at Grand Isle. 16, 1923: A minimal storm struck near Point Au Fer, an island off the western Terrebonne Parish coast. Six-foot waves and 90 mph winds hit Grand Isle. It killed one person and caused $1.45 million in damage. 21-22, 1920: A hurricane struck eastern Louisiana. The storm killed 34 people and caused $5 million in damage. 6, 1918: A hurricane that originated south of Jamaica struck Cameron Parish. The storm killed 275 people and caused $13 million in damage.Īug. 90 along the Mississippi coast was destroyed. Winds were clocked at 130 mph, and reports showed 99 of 100 buildings in Leeville were destroyed. ![]() 29, 1915: A hurricane struck the New Orleans area and produced a storm surge in excess of 12 feet on the northern coast of Grand Isle. Damage estimates for Louisiana and Texas: $50 million. 15-17, 1915: A hurricane made landfall west of Galveston and produced tides of 10 feet at Grand Cheniere. The storm, which reportedly tracked between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, packed a 15-foot storm surge and killed 353 people. 20, 1909: A hurricane struck south Louisiana with winds of 80 mph reported in Thibodaux. Ten people were killed damage exceeded $1 million. 14, 1901: A hurricane hit Grand Isle, and winds reached 56 mph before the wind gauge blew away. A chronology of major tropical storms to hit Louisiana over the past century, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Courier staff research.Īug.
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