NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Eros, 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
15 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Eros, Louisiana since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delta in 2020. Since 1950, 126 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 14
- Tornadoes
- 126
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Eros
The strongest storm to pass near Eros was an unnamed storm in 1909, a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds when its centre passed 45 miles away. The record near Eros begins with an unnamed storm in 1865; the most recent system was Delta in 2020, a tropical storm 43 miles away. Of the 15 systems, 5 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 80% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Eros. The highest rating among the 126 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 7 times; the most recent, on April 12, 2020, came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on September 12, 1961, killed 5 people. Of the 126, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 54 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 39. The most recent tornado was on December 26, 2024. Eros has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 51% of the 245 Louisiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 58 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Eros has more hail reports within 10 miles than 65% of the 245 Louisiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Eros
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | LiliOct 4 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 3 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 16 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | overhead | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 45 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 21 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 7 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Eros: 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 Eros
By decade
- 2020s10(2 EF3+)
- 2010s27(1 EF3+)
- 2000s17
- 1990s14
- 1980s16(1 EF3+)
- 1970s16(1 EF3+)
- 1960s17(2 EF3+)
- 1950s9
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 1961 | F3 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 5 / 37 |
| Apr 25, 2019 | EF3 | 18 mi | 11.15 mi | 2 / 2 |
| Jan 18, 1973 | F3 | 16 mi | 38 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF3 | 24 mi | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF3 | 14 mi | 8.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F3 | 23 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 1, 1968 | F3 | 16 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | 17 mi | 234.7 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF2 | 13 mi | 14.76 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | EF2 | 22 mi | 18.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 2018 | EF2 | 22 mi | 4.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 13, 2014 | EF2 | 12 mi | 9.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 126, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Eros
The Storm Prediction Center has 58 hail reports within 10 miles of Eros since 1974, made on 52 separate days. Of these, 39 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on January 22, 1999. The most recent report is from May 2, 2025. April has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Eros
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Calhoun Rsch Stn, LA, 11 miles north of Eros 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 15 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (6); 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, 15 miles northeast, 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 Eros
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 58 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Eros: 52 thunderstorm wind reports and 6 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $331,000 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, 3 of 6. Of the 239 Louisiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 27 have had fewer than Eros.
May 27, 1997: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Eros — 2 injured.
NWS: “Numerous reports of trees down in the town and surrounding communities. Some motorists were injured in car accidents when their cars slammed into fallen trees.”
May 6, 2025: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Eros — 1 injured.
NWS: “An intense bowing squall line of thunderstorms raced eastward at around 60 mph across the southern portion of Ouachita Parish Louisiana, producing widespread damaging wind gusts of 60 to 90+ mph with isolated peak gusts estimated to be up to 95 mph.”
April 4, 2008: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Eros — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “A home and a local church was destroyed by falling trees in town. A large tree was snapped in front of Moss Home Health in Jonesboro.”
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
Jackson Parish, which includes Eros, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1989, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 coastal storms, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 18, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jackson Parish a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.6 million a year, the 57th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.1 million (37%), 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 Eros
- Calhoun, LA10 mi
- Choudrant, LA14 mi
- West Monroe, LA15 mi
- Downsville, LA19 mi
- Ruston, LA19 mi
- Quitman, LA20 mi
- Monroe, LA20 mi
- Jonesboro, LA21 mi
- Grambling, LA23 mi
- Columbia, LA24 mi
- Grayson, LA26 mi
- Simsboro, LA27 mi
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