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October 3, 2002 – Hurricane Lili made landfall on the morning of October 3 near Intracoastal City, as a weakening category 1 hurricane. Wind gusts reaching 120 mph (190 km/h), coupled with over 6 inches (150 mm) of rainfall and a storm surge of 12 feet (3.7 m) caused over $790 million (2002 USD) in damage to Louisiana.
1856 Last Island hurricane. The 1856 Last Island hurricane (also known as the Great Storm of 1856) was a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that is tied with 2020's Hurricane Laura and 2021's Hurricane Ida as the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as measured by maximum sustained winds. [1]
It made landfall on August 27, 2020 near Cameron, Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane. Within Louisiana, the storm killed 33 people and caused around $17.5 billion in damage. [1] Laura brought extremely high winds that ripped roofs off houses and brought a storm surge of up to 18 feet (5.5 m) to areas in Cameron Parish .
The Category 3 storm crashed onshore Friday in southwestern Louisiana, compounding misery along a path of destruction left by Hurricane Laura weeks earlier.
Get the New Iberia, LA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... Here's the full list of hurricane names for the 2024 season.
Residents across Louisiana's coast Saturday were taking one last day to prepare for what is being described as a “life-altering” Hurricane Ida which is expected to bring winds as high as 140 ...
Hurricane Barry intensifying, then making landfall in Louisiana. When Barry made landfall, it produced hurricane-force winds in a small area near the Louisiana coast. The strongest recorded sustained winds on land was 66 mph (106 km/h) at Acadiana Regional Airport in New Iberia. In Iberia Parish, numerous trees were downed.
Hurricane Betsy (1965) – was the first Atlantic tropical cyclone to accrue over US$1 billion in damage; devastated portions of Louisiana, particularly New Orleans, less than one year later Hurricane Carmen (1974) – resulted in tidal flooding along the U.S. Gulf Coast and greatly damaged Louisiana's sugar cane crop