NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bastrop, LA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
18 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Bastrop, Louisiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delta in 2020. Since 1950, 121 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 18
- Tornadoes
- 121
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Bastrop
None of the 18 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Bastrop; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 71 mph winds when its centre passed 61 miles away. The record near Bastrop begins with an unnamed storm in 1886; the most recent system was Delta in 2020, a tropical storm 37 miles away. Of the 18 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Bastrop. The strongest of the 121 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 1, 1983; its path came within 8 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an F3 on November 24, 2001, killed 3 people. Of the 121, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 61 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 47. The most recent tornado was on January 5, 2025. Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 55% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bastrop. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 97 times since 1958, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Bastrop has more hail reports within 10 miles than 86% of the 245 Louisiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bastrop
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | LiliOct 4 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 3 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 16 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 30 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 21 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 7 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Bastrop: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bastrop
By decade
- 2020s20(2 EF3+)
- 2010s26
- 2000s15(1 EF3+)
- 1990s11
- 1980s12(1 EF3+)
- 1970s20
- 1960s12(1 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1983 | F4 | 8 mi | 9 mi | 2 / 20 |
| Nov 24, 2001 | F3 | 2 mi | 30 mi | 3 / 11 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF3 | 15 mi | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF3 | 22 mi | 8.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 27, 1968 | F3 | 12 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | 16 mi | 234.7 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Jan 5, 2025 | EF2 | 12 mi | 9.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF2 | 18 mi | 42.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF2 | 13 mi | 3.94 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF2 | 19 mi | 9.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 25, 2019 | EF2 | 12 mi | 15.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 13, 2014 | EF2 | 23 mi | 9.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 121, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bastrop
The Storm Prediction Center has 97 hail reports within 10 miles of Bastrop since 1958, made on 88 separate days. Of these, 69 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 29, 2005. The most recent report is from May 1, 2025. May has the most reports, 26.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bastrop
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bastrop, LA, 6 miles south of Bastrop at 150 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 34°F. April is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 3.4 inches; the year adds up to 58.3 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 45% of the year's precipitation (26.3 of 58.3 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 18 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal September there has highs of 86°F and 3.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 80 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 53 nights a year. That 58.3 inches is more than at 23 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (28%). Marion, 20 miles west, has its own station (Monroe 26 N, LA): 59.9 inches a year, 1.6 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 34 | 5.7 | 7 |
| Feb | 58 | 37 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Mar | 67 | 44 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Apr | 74 | 52 | 6.1 | 6 |
| May | 81 | 61 | 5.2 | 6 |
| Jun | 88 | 69 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Jul | 91 | 72 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Aug | 91 | 70 | 4.7 | 4 |
| Sep | 86 | 64 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Oct | 76 | 52 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Nov | 64 | 42 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Dec | 56 | 36 | 5.2 | 6 |
| Year | 74 | 53 | 58.3 | 70 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bastrop, LA (150 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Bastrop
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 151 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bastrop: 129 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 flash floods and 3 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $45.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 3, 2007. Of the 239 Louisiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 140 have had fewer than Bastrop.
April 7, 2019: flood 3 miles from the centre of Bastrop — 1 killed.
NWS: “Heavy rain fell across the region and resulted in flooding in ditches. An 11 year old boy drowned in a ditch.”
May 3, 2007: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Bastrop — 1 injured, $1.5 million damage.
NWS: “Significant straight line wind damage occurred in about a two to three mile swath north of Bastrop near the Log Cabin community. Scattered damage occurred all throughout this area, with spots of more intense damage where apparent microbursts occurred.”
April 22, 2015: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Bastrop — 1 injured, $300,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Bastrop's ZIP code 71220 have filed 168 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $4.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late winter severe storms in 2016: 41 claims (24% of all) and $2.8 million, then Flooding in 1991 with 22 and Hurricane Gustav in 2008 with 14. 46% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 219 Louisiana cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 99 have fewer than Bastrop.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late winter severe storms2016 | 41 | $2.8 million |
| Flooding1991 | 22 | $290,000 |
| Hurricane Gustav2008 | 14 | $161,000 |
Morehouse Parish, which includes Bastrop, has been named in 35 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 17 hurricanes, 4 floods, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 18, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Morehouse Parish a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.2 million a year, the 43rd highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.4 million (48%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near Bastrop
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- Marion, LA20 mi
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- Monroe, LA23 mi
- Rayville, LA26 mi
- West Monroe, LA27 mi
- Farmerville, LA28 mi
- Downsville, LA29 mi
- Hamburg, AR29 mi
- Oak Grove, LA29 mi
- Calhoun, LA33 mi
- Strong, AR33 mi
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