NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Gray, LA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
80 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Gray, Louisiana since 1851, 34 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Francine in 2024. Since 1950, 84 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 34
- Tropical storms
- 46
- Tornadoes
- 84
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
Tropical storms and hurricanes near Gray
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | FrancineSep 12 | 3 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2021 | IdaAug 29 | 13 mi | Category 3 (125 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 19 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 28 | 27 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | CristobalJun 8 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | BarryJul 13 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 29 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | GustavSep 1 | 21 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 29 | 70 mi | Category 3 (125 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | CindyJul 6 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2004 | MatthewOct 10 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2003 | BillJun 30 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2002 | BerthaAug 5 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | HermineSep 20 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1997 | DannyJul 18 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 26 | 43 mi | Category 3 (123 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1988 | FlorenceSep 10 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1988 | BerylAug 9 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | JuanOct 29 | 32 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | BobJul 11 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1977 | BabeSep 5 | 29 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1974 | CarmenSep 8 | 38 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 16 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1965 | DebbieSep 29 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 3 mi | Category 2 (105 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 41 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | ArleneMay 30 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | EstherSep 18 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormJun 13 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | BrendaAug 1 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 4 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 34 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 19 | 27 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormAug 22 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormJun 15 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 10 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 6 | 65 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormSep 26 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormOct 3 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 27 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 16 | 54 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 15 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 19 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1931 | Unnamed 1931 stormJul 15 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 22 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormAug 26 | 12 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 14 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormJun 26 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 20 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 29 | 32 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 34 mi | Category 3 (114 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormJul 31 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormOct 9 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 14 | 71 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 12 | 53 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 15 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 2 | 62 mi | Category 4 (132 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 7 | 8 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 27 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 68 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 19 | 6 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 44 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 30 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 1 | 24 mi | Category 2 (105 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 18 | 29 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 5 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormOct 4 | 34 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormOct 1 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 2 | 36 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 15 | 72 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 11 | 55 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 10 | 37 mi | Category 4 (143 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Gray: 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 Gray
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s13
- 2000s18
- 1990s19
- 1980s9
- 1970s9
- 1960s6
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1957 | F3 | 17 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 10, 1998 | F2 | 24 mi | 4 mi | 1 / 6 |
| Mar 15, 2000 | F2 | 7 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 36 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F2 | 25 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jan 19, 1974 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 12, 1973 | F2 | 16 mi | 6.2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Oct 3, 1964 | F2 | 25 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F2 | 14 mi | 13.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 3, 1960 | F2 | 7 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Oct 23, 1957 | F2 | 18 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 5 mi | 2.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | EF1 | 23 mi | 0.69 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 84, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
How to read this page
A storm is listed when the centre of its track passed within 75 miles of Gray while it was at least a tropical storm, which is the reach of damaging wind and rain for a typical hurricane. Being on the list does not mean the city took a direct hit; the "closest" column says how near the centre came. Tornadoes are counted when any part of the path came within 25 miles.
Tornado records before the 1990s are thinner, because weak tornadoes in open country often went unreported before Doppler radar and mobile phones. A rise in the decade counts is mostly better reporting, not a change in the weather.
Tracks come from the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database, tornadoes from the Storm Prediction Center's database. Both are the official federal records and both are revised as old storms are re-analysed.