NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Chauvin, 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
84 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Chauvin, Louisiana since 1851, 37 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Francine in 2024. Since 1950, 53 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 37
- Tropical storms
- 47
- Tornadoes
- 53
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
23 deaths in all
What the records show for Chauvin
The strongest storm to pass near Chauvin was an unnamed storm in 1856, a Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds when its centre passed 29 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1877, whose centre came within 6 miles. The record near Chauvin begins with an unnamed storm in 1855; the most recent system was Francine in 2024, a Category 1 hurricane 23 miles away. The 1940s and the 2000s were the busiest decades, with 8 systems each. Of the 84 systems, 16 have come since 2000. Chauvin has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 97% of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site. The strongest of the 53 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on October 3, 1964; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 22 people. Of the 53, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 21 have come since 2000. November has had the most tornadoes, 11. The most recent tornado was on October 26, 2025. Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 97% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Chauvin. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 6 times since 1975, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 97% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Chauvin.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Chauvin
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | FrancineSep 12 | 23 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2021 | IdaAug 29 | 10 mi | Category 4 (137 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 19 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 28 | 8 mi | Category 3 (113 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | CristobalJun 7 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | BarryJul 13 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 29 | 6 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2008 | GustavSep 1 | 13 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 29 | 61 mi | Category 3 (127 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | CindyJul 6 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2004 | MatthewOct 10 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2003 | BillJun 30 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2002 | BerthaAug 5 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | HermineSep 20 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1997 | DannyJul 17 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 26 | 38 mi | Category 4 (139 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1988 | FlorenceSep 10 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1988 | BerylAug 9 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | JuanOct 31 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | BobJul 11 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1977 | BabeSep 5 | 36 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1974 | CarmenSep 8 | 46 mi | Category 3 (117 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1965 | DebbieSep 29 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 12 mi | Category 3 (114 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 3 | 54 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | ArleneMay 30 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | EstherSep 18 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | FlossySep 24 | 57 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormJun 13 | overhead | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | BrendaAug 1 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 4 | overhead | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 16 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 19 | 42 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormAug 22 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormJun 15 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 10 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 13 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 6 | 47 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormSep 26 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 27 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 16 | 62 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 15 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1931 | Unnamed 1931 stormJul 15 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormAug 26 | 18 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 23 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormJun 26 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 19 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 29 | 21 mi | Category 3 (112 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 20 | 37 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormJul 31 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormOct 9 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 14 | 53 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 13 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 12 | 36 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 15 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 2 | 42 mi | Category 4 (132 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 7 | 13 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 27 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 45 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 19 | 12 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 23 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 30 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 7 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 1 | 44 mi | Category 3 (113 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 25 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 18 | 6 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 26 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 3 | 72 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 5 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 3 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormOct 4 | 13 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormOct 1 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 2 | 48 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 15 | 61 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 11 | 39 mi | Category 3 (127 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 10 | 29 mi | Category 4 (150 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 16 | 67 mi | Category 3 (127 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Chauvin: 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 Chauvin
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s8
- 2000s10
- 1990s12
- 1980s7
- 1970s4
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 1964 | F4 | 21 mi | 1.5 mi | 22 / 165 |
| Mar 21, 1957 | F3 | 8 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 10, 1998 | F2 | 18 mi | 4 mi | 1 / 6 |
| Mar 15, 2000 | F2 | 16 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 36 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F2 | 5 mi | 13.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 26, 2025 | EF1 | 21 mi | 7.46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 20 mi | 2.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 2018 | EF1 | 19 mi | 7.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 25, 2013 | EF1 | 13 mi | 0.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 25, 2002 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 2002 | F1 | 8 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 13, 2001 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 53, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Chauvin
The Storm Prediction Center has 6 hail reports within 10 miles of Chauvin since 1975, made on 5 separate days. All were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on March 19, 2018. The most recent report is from April 16, 2023.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Chauvin
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Galliano, LA, 20 miles east of Chauvin at 5 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 76°F; January is the coolest, at 63°F and 45°F. July is the wettest at 9.2 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 3.5 inches; the year adds up to 66.8 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 57% of the year's precipitation (38.1 of 66.8 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 84 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (32); a normal September there has highs of 86°F and 6.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 49 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 9 nights a year. That 66.8 inches is more than at 76 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (94%). Houma, 15 miles north, has its own station (Houma, LA): 65.6 inches a year, 1.2 less than here, and an August average high of 91°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 45 | 5.6 | 7 |
| Feb | 66 | 48 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Mar | 71 | 55 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Apr | 77 | 61 | 4.4 | 4 |
| May | 83 | 68 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Jun | 88 | 74 | 6.9 | 9 |
| Jul | 89 | 76 | 9.2 | 12 |
| Aug | 89 | 76 | 7.6 | 10 |
| Sep | 86 | 72 | 6.6 | 8 |
| Oct | 80 | 63 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Nov | 71 | 52 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Dec | 65 | 47 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Year | 77 | 61 | 66.8 | 81 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Galliano, LA (5 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 Chauvin
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 24 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Chauvin: 23 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $198,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on July 2, 2011.
January 13, 2006: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Chauvin — 1 injured, $25,000 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 Chauvin's ZIP code 70344 have filed 3,632 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $90.9 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Rita in 2005: 973 claims (27% of all) and $38.5 million, then Hurricane Juan in 1985 with 701 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992 with 605. 94% 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, 199 have fewer than Chauvin.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Rita2005 | 973 | $38.5 million |
| Hurricane Juan1985 | 701 | $11.1 million |
| Hurricane Andrew1992 | 605 | $6.9 million |
| Hurricane Ike2008 | 566 | $18.6 million |
| Hurricane Lili2002 | 161 | $2.5 million |
| Hurricane Gustav2008 | 89 | $1.2 million |
Terrebonne Parish, which includes Chauvin, has been named in 53 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 32 of them major disasters (by incident: 31 hurricanes, 8 floods, 5 coastal storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Arthur, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Terrebonne Parish a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hurricanes; Relatively High for tornadoes, coastal flooding and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $140.7 million a year, the 8th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $89.3 million (63%), is from hurricanes.
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).
Chauvin in the notable storm records: Hurricane Ida (2021) · Hurricane Katrina (2005) · Hurricane Rita (2005)
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Chauvin
- Montegut, LA6 mi
- Larose, LA15 mi
- Houma, LA15 mi
- Lockport, LA18 mi
- Galliano, LA19 mi
- Cut Off, LA19 mi
- Raceland, LA23 mi
- Gray, LA23 mi
- Golden Meadow, LA24 mi
- Schriever, LA26 mi
- Thibodaux, LA31 mi
- Des Allemands, LA31 mi
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