NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Franklinton, 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
61 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Franklinton, Louisiana since 1851, 12 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
- 12
- Tropical storms
- 49
- Tornadoes
- 132
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Franklinton
The strongest storm to pass near Franklinton was Camille in 1969, a Category 3 hurricane with 124 mph winds when its centre passed 28 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Elena in 1985, whose centre crossed the city. The record near Franklinton begins with an unnamed storm in 1855; the most recent system was Francine in 2024, a tropical storm 7 miles away. Of the 61 systems, 14 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 50% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Franklinton. The highest rating among the 132 tornadoes within 25 miles is EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 15, 2025, came within 20 miles. Of the 132, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 78 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on October 26, 2025. Franklinton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 61% of the 245 Louisiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 22 times since 1965, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 82% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Franklinton.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Franklinton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | FrancineSep 12 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 19 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 38 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | CristobalJun 8 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | GordonSep 5 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 73 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 29 | 31 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | CindyJul 6 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2003 | BillJul 1 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 29 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 27 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1988 | FlorenceSep 10 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1988 | BerylAug 9 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | overhead | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | BobJul 11 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 16 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 28 mi | Category 3 (124 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | EthelSep 16 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1957 | EstherSep 18 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormJun 13 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | BrendaAug 1 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 4 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 19 | 61 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormSep 26 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 28 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 21 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 12 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 27 | 74 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormOct 10 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 29 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 27 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 52 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 15 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 7 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 1 | 30 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 12 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 6 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormOct 1 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 2 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 15 | 58 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 69 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 12 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 16 | 54 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Franklinton: 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 Franklinton
By decade
- 2020s17(3 EF3+)
- 2010s33(1 EF3+)
- 2000s28
- 1990s13
- 1980s14(1 EF3+)
- 1970s14
- 1960s9
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF4 | 20 mi | 67.16 mi | 6 / 6 |
| Apr 19, 2020 | EF4 | 18 mi | 53.76 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF3 | 18 mi | 26.05 mi | 1 / 2 |
| May 26, 2011 | EF3 | 16 mi | 6.06 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Mar 20, 1983 | F3 | 10 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | EF2 | 23 mi | 3.54 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 1, 2018 | EF2 | 17 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 1, 2018 | EF2 | 12 mi | 10.87 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Dec 23, 2014 | EF2 | 18 mi | 4.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 10, 2013 | EF2 | 22 mi | 18.13 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 15, 2006 | F2 | 13 mi | 22.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 6, 2005 | F2 | 19 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 132, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Franklinton
The Storm Prediction Center has 22 hail reports within 10 miles of Franklinton since 1965, made on 19 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently January 21, 2016. The most recent report is from February 12, 2024. March and April have the most reports, 8 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Franklinton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bogalusa, LA, 16 miles east of Franklinton at 100 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 61°F and 39°F. June is the wettest at 7.8 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 4.2 inches; the year adds up to 63.8 inches over 78 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (34.2 of 63.8 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 61 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (24); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 4.7 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 28 nights a year. That 63.8 inches is more than at 60 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (74%). Mount Hermon, 11 miles northwest, has its own station (Tylertown 5ESE, MS): 62.6 inches a year, 1.2 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 39 | 6.1 | 8 |
| Feb | 66 | 42 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Mar | 72 | 48 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Apr | 79 | 55 | 4.4 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 63 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 70 | 7.8 | 10 |
| Jul | 92 | 72 | 6.4 | 9 |
| Aug | 92 | 72 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Sep | 89 | 68 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Oct | 81 | 57 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Nov | 71 | 46 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Dec | 64 | 41 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Year | 79 | 56 | 63.8 | 78 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bogalusa, LA (100 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 Franklinton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 70 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Franklinton: 61 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 24, 2010. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 7. Of the 239 Louisiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 34 have had fewer than Franklinton.
August 12, 2016: flood 7 miles from the centre of Franklinton — $1.3 million damage.
March 11, 2016: flood 4 miles from the centre of Franklinton — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Runoff from the heavy rainfall caused the Bogue Chitto River to reach its highest levels since the April 1983 flood event, and surpass the 1983 flood event in the lower portion of the river. 36 feet was reached on the Bush, LA river gage on March 12.”
July 25, 2010: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Franklinton — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Six inches of rain caused wash outs on several roads and near bridges in northern Washington Parish. More than 20 roads and bridges were damaged in the parish.”
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 Franklinton's ZIP code 70438 have filed 330 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $5.7 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1990: 94 claims (28% of all) and $1.0 million, then Late winter severe storms in 2016 with 61 and Hurricane Isaac in 2012 with 50. The year with the most claims was 2016, with 77. 73% 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, 126 have fewer than Franklinton.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1990 | 94 | $1.0 million |
| Late winter severe storms2016 | 61 | $2.3 million |
| Hurricane Isaac2012 | 50 | $1.2 million |
| Mid-summer severe storms2016 | 16 | $250,000 |
| Hurricane Katrina2005 | 10 | $24,000 |
Washington Parish, which includes Franklinton, has been named in 41 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 26 hurricanes, 5 floods, 4 coastal storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Francine, on September 16, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Washington Parish a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $34.8 million a year, the 24th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.0 million (49%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Franklinton
- Mount Hermon, LA11 mi
- Bogalusa, LA15 mi
- Folsom, LA16 mi
- Angie, LA16 mi
- Bush, LA20 mi
- Tylertown, MS20 mi
- Loranger, LA21 mi
- Sandy Hook, MS21 mi
- Kentwood, LA23 mi
- Roseland, LA24 mi
- Covington, LA24 mi
- Robert, LA25 mi
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