NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Glenmora, 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
39 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Glenmora, 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, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 6
- Tropical storms
- 33
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
18 deaths in all
What the records show for Glenmora
The strongest storm to pass near Glenmora was Laura in 2020, a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph winds when its centre passed 40 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Audrey in 1957, whose centre came within 37 miles. The record near Glenmora begins with an unnamed storm in 1856; the most recent system was Delta in 2020, a tropical storm 11 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2010s, with 5 systems. Of the 39 systems, 10 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 65% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Glenmora. The strongest of the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on December 3, 1953; its path came within 22 miles, and it killed 9 people. Of the 103, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 56 have come since 2000. December has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on December 28, 2024. Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 71% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Glenmora. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 28 times since 1963, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Glenmora.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Glenmora
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 40 mi | Category 2 (105 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2017 | HarveyAug 30 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2017 | CindyJun 22 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 4 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | GustavSep 2 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2007 | HumbertoSep 13 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | LiliOct 3 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 26 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1985 | JuanOct 29 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 15 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1982 | ChrisSep 11 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1974 | CarmenSep 8 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1973 | Unnamed 1973 stormSep 13 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1971 | EdithSep 16 | 66 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 27 | 37 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1954 | BarbaraJul 29 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormSep 24 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormAug 15 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 19 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1931 | Unnamed 1931 stormJul 16 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormAug 26 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 6 | 71 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 58 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormAug 1 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 29 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 20 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 63 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 15 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 18 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 30 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 11 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Glenmora: 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 Glenmora
By decade
- 2020s16
- 2010s28(1 EF3+)
- 2000s12
- 1990s14
- 1980s13(1 EF3+)
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1953 | F4 | 22 mi | 85.5 mi | 9 / 50 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F3 | 22 mi | 13.3 mi | 3 / 16 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | EF3 | 13 mi | 62.61 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1981 | F3 | 22 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Jun 22, 1971 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1967 | F3 | 25 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jan 6, 1951 | F3 | 22 mi | 16.8 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F2 | 19 mi | 14.8 mi | 2 / 8 |
| Apr 22, 2020 | EF2 | 15 mi | 8.98 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Oct 23, 1957 | F2 | 20 mi | 18.3 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 23, 2020 | EF2 | 22 mi | 3.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 2020 | EF2 | 9 mi | 8.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Glenmora
The Storm Prediction Center has 28 hail reports within 10 miles of Glenmora since 1963, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 15 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 3, 2017, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Glenmora
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Elizabeth, LA, 14 miles southwest of Glenmora at 150 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 61°F and 38°F. April is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 4.0 inches; the year adds up to 62.1 inches over 79 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (30.8 of 62.1 inches). September has brought the most of the 39 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (18); a normal September there has highs of 90°F and 5.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 88 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 31 nights a year. That 62.1 inches is more than at 50 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (62%). Forest Hill, 7 miles northeast, has its own station (Lsu Dean Lee Rsch Stn, LA): 60.2 inches a year, 1.9 less than here, and the same August average high, 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 38 | 5.7 | 7 |
| Feb | 66 | 42 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Mar | 73 | 48 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Apr | 79 | 54 | 6.1 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 63 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 70 | 5.3 | 9 |
| Jul | 92 | 72 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Aug | 93 | 71 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Sep | 90 | 66 | 5.4 | 7 |
| Oct | 80 | 55 | 5.2 | 6 |
| Nov | 70 | 46 | 5.8 | 6 |
| Dec | 63 | 40 | 5.3 | 7 |
| Year | 78 | 55 | 62.1 | 79 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Elizabeth, LA (150 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 Glenmora
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 32 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Glenmora: 27 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $663,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 64 mph, on April 2, 2009.
July 14, 2019: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Glenmora — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “LA DOTD reported water over Highway 165 between Oberlin and Oakdale and many ther roads in Allen Parish. The 10 to 20 inches of rain resulted from a stalled feeder band from the remnants of Hurricane Barry.”
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 Glenmora's ZIP code 71433 have filed 19 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1987, and were paid $203,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1989: 11 claims (58% of all) and $74,000. 68% 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, 12 have fewer than Glenmora.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1989 | 11 | $74,000 |
Rapides Parish, which includes Glenmora, has been named in 49 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 26 of them major disasters (by incident: 23 hurricanes, 10 floods, 3 coastal storms, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Ida, on August 29, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Rapides Parish a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $39.6 million a year, the 23rd highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $16.4 million (41%), 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 Glenmora
- Forest Hill, LA7 mi
- Woodworth, LA13 mi
- Oakdale, LA14 mi
- Lecompte, LA15 mi
- Saint Landry, LA20 mi
- Pitkin, LA20 mi
- Alexandria, LA22 mi
- Boyce, LA23 mi
- Pineville, LA27 mi
- Bunkie, LA27 mi
- Oberlin, LA28 mi
- Ville Platte, LA28 mi
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