NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Calhoun, 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 Calhoun, Louisiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delta in 2020. Since 1950, 123 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 18
- Tornadoes
- 123
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Calhoun
None of the 18 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Calhoun; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1909, a tropical storm with 72 mph winds when its centre passed 45 miles away. The record near Calhoun begins with an unnamed storm in 1865; the most recent system was Delta in 2020, a tropical storm 47 miles away. Of the 18 systems, 5 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Calhoun. The strongest of the 123 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 1, 1983; its path came within 22 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an EF3 on April 25, 2019, killed 2 people. Of the 123, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 55 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 41. The most recent tornado was on December 26, 2024. Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 53% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Calhoun. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 89 times since 1968, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Calhoun has more hail reports within 10 miles than 83% of the 245 Louisiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Calhoun
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | LiliOct 4 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 3 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 16 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 30 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 21 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 7 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Calhoun: 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 Calhoun
By decade
- 2020s14(3 EF3+)
- 2010s23(1 EF3+)
- 2000s18
- 1990s15
- 1980s18(1 EF3+)
- 1970s13(1 EF3+)
- 1960s15(1 EF3+)
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1983 | F4 | 22 mi | 9 mi | 2 / 20 |
| Apr 25, 2019 | EF3 | 12 mi | 11.15 mi | 2 / 2 |
| Jan 18, 1973 | F3 | 24 mi | 38 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF3 | 20 mi | 9.06 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF3 | 17 mi | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF3 | 11 mi | 8.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 1, 1968 | F3 | 16 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 30, 1996 | F2 | 21 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 9 |
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | 22 mi | 234.7 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF2 | 22 mi | 3.94 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF2 | 17 mi | 14.76 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Oct 13, 2014 | EF2 | 6 mi | 9.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 123, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Calhoun
The Storm Prediction Center has 89 hail reports within 10 miles of Calhoun since 1968, made on 64 separate days. Of these, 51 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on January 22, 1999. The most recent report is from May 2, 2025. March has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Calhoun
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Calhoun Rsch Stn, LA, in Calhoun at 120 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 33°F. January and April are the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.5 inches; the year adds up to 57.7 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 43% of the year's precipitation (24.9 of 57.7 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 89°F and 3.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 93 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 57 nights a year. That 57.7 inches is more than at 18 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (22%). West Monroe, 11 miles east, has its own station (Monroe Regional Airport, LA): 55.3 inches a year, 2.4 less than here, and the same July average high, 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 33 | 5.7 | 7 |
| Feb | 61 | 36 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Mar | 69 | 43 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Apr | 76 | 50 | 5.7 | 6 |
| May | 83 | 59 | 5.4 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 67 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Jul | 93 | 70 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Aug | 94 | 69 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Sep | 89 | 63 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Oct | 78 | 50 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Nov | 67 | 41 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Dec | 59 | 35 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Year | 76 | 51 | 57.7 | 73 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Calhoun Rsch Stn, LA (120 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 Calhoun
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 124 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Calhoun: 99 thunderstorm wind reports, 23 flash floods and 2 floods. They killed 2 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $35.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on May 6, 2025. April has had the most flash floods, 10 of 23. Of the 239 Louisiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 162 have had fewer than Calhoun.
March 9, 2016: flash flood 1 mile from the centre of Calhoun — 1 killed.
NWS: “A 22 year old male drowned when the vehicle he was driving was swept off the road by floodwaters.”
April 13, 2019: flood 2 miles from the centre of Calhoun — 1 killed.
NWS: “An 80 year old female drove past barricades on Golson Rd. south of I-20 in Calhoun.”
May 6, 2025: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Calhoun — 1 injured.
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
Ouachita Parish, which includes Calhoun, has been named in 44 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 27 of them major disasters (by incident: 20 hurricanes, 7 floods, 5 severe storms, 3 coastal storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 18, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Ouachita Parish a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for hail and inland flooding; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $50.3 million a year, the 17th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $21.7 million (43%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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