NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Deridder, 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
32 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Deridder, Louisiana since 1851, 6 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delta in 2020. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 6
- Tropical storms
- 26
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
14 deaths in all
What the records show for Deridder
The strongest storm to pass near Deridder was Laura in 2020, a Category 3 hurricane with 112 mph winds when its centre passed 2 miles away. The record near Deridder begins with an unnamed storm in 1863; the most recent system was Delta in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane 41 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 4 systems. Of the 32 systems, 9 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 65% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Deridder. The strongest of the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on December 3, 1953; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 9 people. Of the 103, 16 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 55 have come since 2000. January has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on March 4, 2025. Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 71% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Deridder. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 39 times since 1968, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 53% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Deridder.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Deridder
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 41 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 2 mi | Category 3 (112 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2017 | HarveyAug 30 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2017 | CindyJun 22 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | GustavSep 2 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2007 | HumbertoSep 13 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 24 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2002 | LiliOct 3 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 15 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1982 | ChrisSep 11 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1979 | ClaudetteJul 25 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1974 | CarmenSep 8 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1973 | Unnamed 1973 stormSep 12 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 27 | 6 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1954 | BarbaraJul 29 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormSep 24 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 8 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormAug 15 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormAug 27 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 6 | 32 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormAug 1 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 20 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 24 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 14 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 15 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 53 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 18 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 30 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Deridder: 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 Deridder
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s29(1 EF3+)
- 2000s15
- 1990s26
- 1980s3
- 1970s10
- 1960s4(1 EF3+)
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1953 | F4 | 21 mi | 85.5 mi | 9 / 50 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | EF3 | in town | 62.61 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 1, 1967 | F3 | 23 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F2 | 8 mi | 14.8 mi | 2 / 8 |
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | 19 mi | 234.7 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Apr 22, 2020 | EF2 | 10 mi | 36.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 26, 2003 | F2 | 3 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 17, 2003 | F2 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 2, 1999 | F2 | 12 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 23, 1997 | F2 | 16 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 7, 1993 | F2 | 16 mi | 43 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 7, 1989 | F2 | 9 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 6 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Deridder
The Storm Prediction Center has 39 hail reports within 10 miles of Deridder since 1968, made on 30 separate days. Of these, 27 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on December 23, 2014. The most recent report is from February 11, 2024. March has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Deridder
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is De Ridder, LA, 1 mile northwest of Deridder at 190 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 61°F and 39°F. January and December are the wettest at 6.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 4.6 inches; the year adds up to 64.2 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 49% of the year's precipitation (31.6 of 64.2 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 32 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (13); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 5.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 89 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 26 nights a year. That 64.2 inches is more than at 64 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (79%). Fort Polk, 17 miles north, has its own station (Leesville, LA): 59.4 inches a year, 4.8 less than here, and an August average high of 94°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 39 | 6.4 | 8 |
| Feb | 65 | 43 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Mar | 72 | 49 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Apr | 78 | 55 | 5.2 | 6 |
| May | 85 | 64 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Jun | 91 | 70 | 5.8 | 8 |
| Jul | 92 | 73 | 4.9 | 8 |
| Aug | 93 | 72 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Sep | 89 | 67 | 5.4 | 5 |
| Oct | 80 | 57 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Nov | 70 | 47 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Dec | 62 | 40 | 6.4 | 7 |
| Year | 78 | 56 | 64.2 | 77 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at De Ridder, LA (190 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 Deridder
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 72 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Deridder: 54 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 flash floods and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $764,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on October 12, 2006. May has had the most flash floods, 4 of 16. Of the 239 Louisiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 126 have had fewer than Deridder.
October 16, 2006: flood 5 miles from the centre of Deridder — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Bundick Lake near DeRidder flooded due to over ten inches of rain that fell over a two day period on 10/15 and 10/16. Homes on the lake flooded and roads downstream were closed due to high water.”
October 12, 2006: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Deridder — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Minor structural damage was reported to some homes from falling trees around DeRidder. A paper mill reported minor damage.”
March 29, 2018: flash flood 1 mile from the centre of Deridder — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain during the morning of the 29th produced street flooding and flooded at a couple of homes on Hauser Road near Tulla. Rainfall amounts ranged from 6 to 12 inches.”
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 Deridder's ZIP code 70634 have filed 363 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $5.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1989: 56 claims (15% of all) and $470,000. The year with the most claims was 2001, with 53. 23% 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, 132 have fewer than Deridder.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1989 | 56 | $470,000 |
Beauregard Parish, which includes Deridder, has been named in 43 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1983, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 22 hurricanes, 5 floods, 4 coastal storms, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Ida, on August 29, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Beauregard Parish a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.6 million a year, the 36th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.0 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 Deridder
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- Fort Polk, LA17 mi
- New Llano, LA19 mi
- Merryville, LA20 mi
- Pitkin, LA20 mi
- Leesville, LA21 mi
- Ragley, LA26 mi
- Anacoco, LA28 mi
- Dequincy, LA28 mi
- Newton, TX28 mi
- Kinder, LA34 mi
- Oberlin, LA35 mi
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