NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Denham Springs, 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
55 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Denham Springs, Louisiana since 1851, 13 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Francine in 2024. Since 1950, 132 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 13
- Tropical storms
- 42
- Tornadoes
- 132
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Denham Springs
The strongest storm to pass near Denham Springs was an unnamed storm in 1909, a Category 2 hurricane with 101 mph winds when its centre passed 34 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1888, whose centre came within 3 miles. The record near Denham Springs begins with an unnamed storm in 1856; the most recent system was Francine in 2024, a tropical storm 33 miles away. Of the 55 systems, 12 have come since 2000. Denham Springs has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 49% of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site. The highest rating among the 132 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 5 times; the most recent, on October 14, 1984, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on June 8, 1989, killed 2 people. Of the 132, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 71 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on October 26, 2025. Denham Springs has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 61% of the 245 Louisiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 71 times since 1961, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Denham Springs has more hail reports within 10 miles than 74% of the 245 Louisiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Denham Springs
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | FrancineSep 12 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 9 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 19 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 28 | 63 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | CristobalJun 8 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | GustavSep 1 | 53 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2003 | BillJun 30 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 26 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1988 | BerylAug 9 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | JuanOct 29 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | BobJul 11 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1977 | BabeSep 5 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 16 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 26 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 5 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | ArleneMay 31 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | EstherSep 18 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormJun 13 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | BrendaAug 2 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 4 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 19 | 18 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 28 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 16 | 29 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 19 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1931 | Unnamed 1931 stormJul 15 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 22 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormAug 26 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 36 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 47 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 13 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 34 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormOct 9 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 29 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 7 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 27 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 3 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 15 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 7 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 1 | 6 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 6 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormOct 1 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 2 | 12 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 12 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Denham Springs: 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 Denham Springs
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s43
- 2000s17
- 1990s13
- 1980s18(1 EF3+)
- 1970s16(2 EF3+)
- 1960s8(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 1953 | F3 | 14 mi | 15.6 mi | 2 / 21 |
| Oct 14, 1984 | F3 | 17 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 26, 1973 | F3 | 9 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F3 | 7 mi | 7.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 12, 1969 | F3 | 19 mi | 10.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 8, 1989 | F2 | 25 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 30 |
| Jun 6, 2019 | EF2 | 24 mi | 2.62 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Feb 7, 2017 | EF2 | 8 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Feb 7, 2017 | EF2 | 24 mi | 23.08 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Feb 23, 2016 | EF2 | 10 mi | 4.33 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 15, 1992 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Jun 8, 1989 | F2 | 9 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 132, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Denham Springs
The Storm Prediction Center has 71 hail reports within 10 miles of Denham Springs since 1961, made on 50 separate days. Of these, 63 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on September 28, 2011. The most recent report is from June 11, 2025. April has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Denham Springs
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Baton Rouge Ryan Airport, LA, 13 miles west of Denham Springs at 64 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 42°F. June is the wettest at 6.5 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 3.9 inches; the year adds up to 62.0 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (31.1 of 62.0 inches). September has brought the most of the 55 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (22); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 4.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 96 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 18 nights a year. That 62.0 inches is more than at 49 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (60%). Livingston, 11 miles east, has its own station (Amite, LA): 63.8 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 42 | 6.4 | 7 |
| Feb | 67 | 45 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Mar | 73 | 51 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Apr | 79 | 57 | 5.1 | 5 |
| May | 86 | 65 | 5.2 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 72 | 6.5 | 8 |
| Jul | 92 | 74 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Aug | 92 | 73 | 6.4 | 8 |
| Sep | 89 | 69 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Oct | 81 | 58 | 4.8 | 5 |
| Nov | 71 | 48 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Dec | 64 | 43 | 5.3 | 7 |
| Year | 79 | 58 | 62.0 | 77 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Baton Rouge Ryan Airport, LA (64 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 Denham Springs
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 190 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Denham Springs: 141 thunderstorm wind reports, 35 flash floods, 10 lightning strikes, 2 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 3 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $1.92 billion in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on January 21, 2016. Of the 239 Louisiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 188 have had fewer than Denham Springs.
August 13, 2016: flood 10 miles from the centre of Denham Springs — 2 killed, $1.34 billion damage.
July 14, 2016: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Denham Springs — 1 killed, 1 injured.
December 19, 2002: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Denham Springs — 1 injured, $20,000 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 Denham Springs's 3 ZIP codes have filed 7,981 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $585.5 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Mid-summer severe storms in 2016: 5,119 claims (64% of all) and $550.2 million, then Flooding in 1983 with 1,228 and Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 with 268. 87% 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, 207 have fewer than Denham Springs.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-summer severe storms2016 | 5,119 | $550.2 million |
| Flooding1983 | 1,228 | $18.1 million |
| Tropical Storm Allison2001 | 268 | $3.5 million |
| Hurricane Isaac2012 | 99 | $1.4 million |
| Hurricane Gustav2008 | 57 | $875,000 |
| Late winter severe storms2016 | 40 | $200,000 |
Livingston Parish, which includes Denham Springs, has been named in 52 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 33 of them major disasters (by incident: 29 hurricanes, 7 floods, 4 coastal storms, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Francine, on September 16, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Livingston Parish a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail, coastal flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $165.6 million a year, the 6th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $75.5 million (46%), 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.
Cities near Denham Springs
- Walker, LA5 mi
- Greenwell Springs, LA6 mi
- Pride, LA10 mi
- Livingston, LA11 mi
- Baton Rouge, LA11 mi
- Prairieville, LA13 mi
- Baker, LA14 mi
- Holden, LA15 mi
- Zachary, LA16 mi
- Slaughter, LA18 mi
- Gonzales, LA19 mi
- Saint Gabriel, LA19 mi
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