NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kentwood, 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
55 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Kentwood, Louisiana since 1851, 8 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Francine in 2024. Since 1950, 141 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 8
- Tropical storms
- 47
- Tornadoes
- 141
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
18 deaths in all
What the records show for Kentwood
The strongest storm to pass near Kentwood was Camille in 1969, a Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds when its centre passed 49 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1879, whose centre came within 7 miles. The record near Kentwood begins with an unnamed storm in 1856; the most recent system was Francine in 2024, a tropical storm 16 miles away. Of the 55 systems, 13 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 60% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Kentwood. The highest rating among the 141 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 15, 2025, came within 1 mile. The deadliest, an F4 on January 10, 1975, killed 9 people. Of the 141, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 82 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on October 6, 2025. Kentwood has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 72% of the 245 Louisiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 15 times since 1972, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 87% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kentwood.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Kentwood
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | FrancineSep 12 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 19 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 59 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | CristobalJun 8 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | GordonSep 5 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 29 | 53 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2003 | BillJul 1 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 26 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1988 | BerylAug 9 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | BobJul 11 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 16 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 49 mi | Category 3 (120 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 64 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | ArleneMay 31 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | EstherSep 18 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormJun 13 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | BrendaAug 2 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 4 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 19 | 56 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 28 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1931 | Unnamed 1931 stormJul 15 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 22 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormAug 26 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 12 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 64 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormOct 10 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 29 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 27 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 30 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 15 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 7 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 1 | 7 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 6 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormOct 1 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 2 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 12 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Kentwood: 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 Kentwood
By decade
- 2020s21(2 EF3+)
- 2010s35
- 2000s26
- 1990s14
- 1980s19
- 1970s12(2 EF3+)
- 1960s9
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 1975 | F4 | 18 mi | 56.5 mi | 9 / 210 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF4 | 1 mi | 67.16 mi | 6 / 6 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF3 | 20 mi | 26.05 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Dec 13, 1977 | F3 | 12 mi | 20.4 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Nov 15, 2006 | F2 | 9 mi | 6.02 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | EF2 | 3 mi | 3.54 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 2020 | EF2 | 22 mi | 6.83 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 2020 | EF2 | 22 mi | 20.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 7, 2017 | EF2 | 20 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Dec 23, 2014 | EF2 | 12 mi | 4.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 6, 2005 | F2 | 13 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Feb 15, 1992 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 10 |
The strongest 12 of 141, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kentwood
The Storm Prediction Center has 15 hail reports within 10 miles of Kentwood since 1972, made on 12 separate days. Of these, 11 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 April 15, 2015. The most recent report is from April 15, 2021. April has the most reports, 5.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kentwood
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Amite, LA, 15 miles south of Kentwood at 170 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 61°F and 39°F. August is the wettest at 6.6 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 63.8 inches over 79 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 48% of the year's precipitation (30.7 of 63.8 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 55 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (21); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 3.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 94 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 35 nights a year. That 63.8 inches is more than at 60 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (74%). Magnolia, MS, 14 miles north, has its own station (Mccomb/Pike Co/John E Lewis Airport, MS): 60.6 inches a year, 3.2 less than here, and an August average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 39 | 5.9 | 7 |
| Feb | 65 | 42 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Mar | 72 | 48 | 5.2 | 6 |
| Apr | 78 | 54 | 5.1 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 62 | 6.4 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 5.9 | 9 |
| Jul | 91 | 71 | 6.5 | 10 |
| Aug | 92 | 71 | 6.6 | 8 |
| Sep | 89 | 66 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Oct | 81 | 55 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Nov | 70 | 46 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Dec | 63 | 40 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Year | 78 | 55 | 63.8 | 79 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Amite, LA (170 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 Kentwood
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 71 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kentwood: 61 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods and 2 floods. They killed 3 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $946.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on January 2, 2017. March has had the most flash floods, 7 of 8. Of the 239 Louisiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 47 have had fewer than Kentwood.
August 12, 2016: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Kentwood — 2 killed, $629.0 million damage.
NWS: “Twelve to eighteen inches of rainfall over a 2 day period led to widespread flash flooding across roughly the northwestern half of Tangipahoa Parish. As water drained into the local rivers, record levels were recorded on the Tangipahoa and Natalbany Rivers.”
August 13, 2016: flood 6 miles from the centre of Kentwood — 1 killed, $315.0 million damage.
NWS: “Twelve to eighteen inches of rainfall over a 2 day period led to widespread flash flooding across the northwestern half of Tangipahoa Parish, details of which are contained in the flash flood report for the parish. As water drained into the local rivers, major to record flooding occurred along the Tangipahoa River.”
June 24, 2014: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Kentwood — 2 injured, $20,000 damage.
NWS: “Trees were blown down on several homes in Kentwood. Power lines were also knocked down.”
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 Kentwood's ZIP code 70444 have filed 21 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $259,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 52% 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, 15 have fewer than Kentwood.
Tangipahoa Parish, which includes Kentwood, has been named in 48 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 29 of them major disasters (by incident: 29 hurricanes, 6 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 Tangipahoa Parish a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes, tornadoes and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding, coastal flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $107.4 million a year, the 10th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $54.3 million (51%), 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 Kentwood
- Roseland, LA11 mi
- Magnolia, MS14 mi
- Amite, LA14 mi
- Mount Hermon, LA14 mi
- Greensburg, LA15 mi
- Independence, LA20 mi
- Mccomb, MS21 mi
- Loranger, LA22 mi
- Franklinton, LA23 mi
- Liberty, MS23 mi
- Tickfaw, LA25 mi
- Summit, MS26 mi
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