NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Jeanerette, 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
63 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Jeanerette, Louisiana since 1851, 26 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Francine in 2024. Since 1950, 66 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 26
- Tropical storms
- 37
- Tornadoes
- 66
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Jeanerette
The strongest storm to pass near Jeanerette was Carmen in 1974, a Category 3 hurricane with 119 mph winds when its centre passed 20 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1934, whose centre came within 2 miles. The record near Jeanerette begins with an unnamed storm in 1856; the most recent system was Francine in 2024, a Category 2 hurricane 46 miles away. The 1940s and the 1950s were the busiest decades, with 6 systems each. Of the 63 systems, 13 have come since 2000. Jeanerette has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 79% of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site. The strongest of the 66 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on December 25, 1969; its path came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an unrated tornado on January 4, 2007, killed 2 people. Of the 66, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 10. The most recent tornado was on December 15, 2022. Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Jeanerette. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 21 times since 1996, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 82% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Jeanerette.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Jeanerette
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | FrancineSep 11 | 46 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 62 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 19 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 72 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | BarryJul 13 | 38 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 4 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | GustavSep 1 | 7 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2004 | MatthewOct 10 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2003 | BillJun 30 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | LiliOct 3 | 36 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | HermineSep 20 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 26 | 3 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1988 | BerylAug 9 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | JuanOct 29 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 15 | 61 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | BobJul 11 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1977 | BabeSep 5 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1974 | CarmenSep 8 | 20 mi | Category 3 (119 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1973 | Unnamed 1973 stormSep 13 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1971 | EdithSep 16 | 28 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 34 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 14 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | ArleneMay 31 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | EstherSep 18 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | BerthaAug 9 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormJun 13 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1954 | BarbaraJul 29 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 4 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 19 | 39 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormAug 22 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormJun 15 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormSep 20 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 7 | 64 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormOct 3 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 16 | 2 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 15 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 19 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1931 | Unnamed 1931 stormJul 15 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormAug 26 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 40 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 22 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 17 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormJul 31 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormOct 9 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 29 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 20 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 12 | 50 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 7 | 58 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 27 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 46 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 15 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 1 | 29 mi | Category 3 (116 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 18 | 60 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 6 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormOct 4 | 56 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 30 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 2 | 20 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 11 | 4 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Jeanerette: 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 Jeanerette
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s6
- 2000s13
- 1990s18
- 1980s9
- 1970s10
- 1960s3(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 1969 | F3 | 24 mi | 13.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | EF2 | 9 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 16 |
| Nov 21, 1992 | F2 | 18 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 1, 1992 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1982 | F2 | 25 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 14, 1977 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1975 | F2 | 13 mi | 7.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 18, 1975 | F2 | 17 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 12, 1972 | F2 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 21, 1953 | F2 | 23 mi | 20.4 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 4, 1952 | F2 | 4 mi | 6.4 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 66, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Jeanerette
The Storm Prediction Center has 21 hail reports within 10 miles of Jeanerette since 1996, made on 15 separate days. Of these, 11 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on April 7, 2003. The most recent report is from May 6, 2025. April has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Jeanerette
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Jeanerette 5 NW, LA, 4 miles northwest of Jeanerette at 20 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 61°F and 42°F. July is the wettest at 7.9 inches of precipitation on average and March the driest at 3.9 inches; the year adds up to 65.6 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 58% of the year's precipitation (38.0 of 65.6 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 63 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (24); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 6.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 66 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 14 nights a year. That 65.6 inches is more than at 72 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (89%). New Iberia, 11 miles northwest, has its own station (New Iberia Acadiana Regional Airport, LA): 59.8 inches a year, 5.8 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 42 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Feb | 65 | 46 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Mar | 71 | 52 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Apr | 77 | 58 | 4.8 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 65 | 5.1 | 6 |
| Jun | 88 | 72 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Jul | 90 | 73 | 7.9 | 10 |
| Aug | 90 | 73 | 7.3 | 10 |
| Sep | 87 | 69 | 6.6 | 8 |
| Oct | 80 | 59 | 4.6 | 5 |
| Nov | 70 | 49 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Dec | 63 | 44 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Year | 77 | 58 | 65.6 | 81 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Jeanerette 5 NW, LA (20 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 Jeanerette
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 38 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Jeanerette: 24 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods, 4 lightning strikes and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $7.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 107 mph, on April 4, 2019. May has had the most flash floods, 3 of 7. Of the 239 Louisiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 34 have had fewer than Jeanerette.
May 19, 2015: heavy rain event 10 miles from the centre of Jeanerette — 1 killed.
August 2, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Jeanerette — $6.0 million damage.
December 8, 2009: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Jeanerette — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “St. Mary Parish Emergency Manager reported 25 homes flooded in and around Baldwin.”
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 Jeanerette's ZIP code 70544 have filed 169 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $3.5 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1984: 25 claims (15% of all) and $126,000, then Hurricane Gustav in 2008 with 18 and Hurricane Rita in 2005 with 16. The year with the most claims was 2008, with 28. 54% 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, 100 have fewer than Jeanerette.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1984 | 25 | $126,000 |
| Hurricane Gustav2008 | 18 | $279,000 |
| Hurricane Rita2005 | 16 | $323,000 |
Iberia Parish, which includes Jeanerette, has been named in 43 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 30 hurricanes, 4 coastal storms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Ida, on August 29, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Iberia Parish a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes, tornadoes and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, coastal flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $63.8 million a year, the 13th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $33.4 million (52%), 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).
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Cities near Jeanerette
- New Iberia, LA11 mi
- Franklin, LA14 mi
- Saint Martinville, LA18 mi
- Delcambre, LA19 mi
- Erath, LA22 mi
- Broussard, LA23 mi
- Youngsville, LA24 mi
- Patterson, LA26 mi
- Pierre Part, LA28 mi
- Abbeville, LA29 mi
- Breaux Bridge, LA29 mi
- Lafayette, LA30 mi
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