NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Maringouin, 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
56 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Maringouin, Louisiana since 1851, 14 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Francine in 2024. Since 1950, 82 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 14
- Tropical storms
- 42
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Maringouin
The strongest storm to pass near Maringouin was Carmen in 1974, a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph winds when its centre passed 53 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1947, whose centre crossed the city. The record near Maringouin begins with an unnamed storm in 1856; the most recent system was Francine in 2024, a tropical storm 62 miles away. Of the 56 systems, 13 have come since 2000. Maringouin has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 52% of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site. The highest rating among the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on October 14, 1984, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on April 4, 1952, killed 4 people. Of the 82, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 36 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 15. The most recent tornado was on May 13, 2024. Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 89% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Maringouin. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 32 times since 1983, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 60% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Maringouin.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Maringouin
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | FrancineSep 12 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 43 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 19 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | CristobalJun 8 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | BarryJul 13 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | GustavSep 1 | 26 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2003 | BillJun 30 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | LiliOct 3 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 26 | 8 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1988 | BerylAug 9 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | JuanOct 29 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 15 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | BobJul 11 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1977 | BabeSep 5 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1974 | CarmenSep 8 | 53 mi | Category 2 (105 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1973 | Unnamed 1973 stormSep 13 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1971 | EdithSep 16 | 4 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 2 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 23 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | ArleneMay 31 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | EstherSep 18 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormJun 13 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | BrendaAug 2 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 4 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 19 | overhead | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormOct 3 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 16 | 4 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 19 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1931 | Unnamed 1931 stormJul 15 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 22 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormAug 26 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 13 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | overhead | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormAug 1 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormOct 9 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 29 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 20 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 7 | 75 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 27 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 32 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 15 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 1 | 38 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 6 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 30 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 2 | 22 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 11 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Maringouin: 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 Maringouin
By decade
- 2020s13
- 2010s8
- 2000s15
- 1990s12
- 1980s13(2 EF3+)
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s4
- 1950s8(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 1957 | F3 | 10 mi | 37.9 mi | 1 / 29 |
| Oct 14, 1984 | F3 | 25 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Feb 9, 1983 | F3 | 22 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Feb 29, 1972 | F3 | 9 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 4, 1952 | F2 | 18 mi | 20.4 mi | 4 / 33 |
| Jun 8, 1989 | F2 | 9 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 30 |
| May 13, 2024 | EF2 | 15 mi | 8.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | EF2 | 16 mi | 1.92 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Feb 13, 2007 | EF2 | 23 mi | 4.31 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Dec 17, 1995 | F2 | 5 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 21, 1992 | F2 | 22 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 8, 1989 | F2 | 16 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 60 |
The strongest 12 of 82, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Maringouin
The Storm Prediction Center has 32 hail reports within 10 miles of Maringouin since 1983, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 26 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 14, 2008. The most recent report is from May 21, 2025. April has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Maringouin
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Brusly 2 W, LA, 16 miles southeast of Maringouin at 20 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 40°F. June is the wettest at 6.7 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 4.0 inches; the year adds up to 64.6 inches over 78 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 51% of the year's precipitation (32.8 of 64.6 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 56 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (22); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 5.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 85 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 26 nights a year. That 64.6 inches is more than at 68 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (84%). Ventress, 15 miles northeast, has its own station (New Roads 5 NE, LA): 58.6 inches a year, 6.0 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 40 | 6.1 | 8 |
| Feb | 66 | 43 | 5.1 | 6 |
| Mar | 73 | 49 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Apr | 79 | 55 | 5.5 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 64 | 5.4 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 70 | 6.7 | 9 |
| Jul | 91 | 72 | 5.1 | 8 |
| Aug | 92 | 71 | 6.4 | 7 |
| Sep | 88 | 67 | 5.3 | 6 |
| Oct | 81 | 56 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Nov | 71 | 46 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Dec | 64 | 41 | 5.4 | 7 |
| Year | 78 | 56 | 64.6 | 78 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Brusly 2 W, 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 Maringouin
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 61 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Maringouin: 55 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 13, 2024.
May 15, 2008: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Maringouin — 1 killed, $5,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree that fell on a trailer killing a man inside.”
August 13, 2016: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Maringouin — $1.3 million damage.
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 Maringouin's ZIP code 70757 have filed 40 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $944,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 35% 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, 32 have fewer than Maringouin.
Iberville Parish, which includes Maringouin, has been named in 47 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 29 of them major disasters (by incident: 24 hurricanes, 11 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 Iberville Parish a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, coastal flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $26.8 million a year, the 28th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.0 million (56%), 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 Maringouin
- Port Allen, LA15 mi
- Ventress, LA15 mi
- New Roads, LA16 mi
- Brusly, LA17 mi
- Addis, LA18 mi
- Plaquemine, LA22 mi
- Baker, LA23 mi
- Breaux Bridge, LA24 mi
- Arnaudville, LA24 mi
- Baton Rouge, LA25 mi
- Port Barre, LA25 mi
- Zachary, LA25 mi
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