NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Merryville, 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
38 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Merryville, Louisiana since 1851, 9 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delta in 2020. Since 1950, 114 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 9
- Tropical storms
- 29
- Tornadoes
- 114
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Merryville
The strongest storm to pass near Merryville was Laura in 2020, a Category 3 hurricane with 117 mph winds when its centre passed 15 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1865, whose centre came within 4 miles. The record near Merryville begins with an unnamed storm in 1863; the most recent system was Delta in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane 52 miles away. Of the 38 systems, 9 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 58% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Merryville. The highest rating among the 114 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on December 16, 2019, came within 21 miles. Of the 114, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 58 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on March 4, 2025. Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 63% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Merryville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 28 times since 1969, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Merryville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Merryville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 52 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 15 mi | Category 3 (117 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2017 | HarveyAug 30 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2017 | CindyJun 22 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | GustavSep 2 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2007 | HumbertoSep 13 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 24 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2002 | LiliOct 3 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1987 | Unnamed 1987 stormAug 10 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1986 | BonnieJun 26 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 15 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1982 | ChrisSep 11 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1979 | ClaudetteJul 25 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1978 | DebraAug 29 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1974 | CarmenSep 8 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1973 | Unnamed 1973 stormSep 12 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | BerthaAug 10 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 27 | 6 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1954 | BarbaraJul 29 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormSep 24 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 8 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormAug 15 | overhead | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormAug 27 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 6 | 12 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormAug 1 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 28 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 20 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 69 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 6 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 14 | 26 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 15 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 39 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 18 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 4 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 30 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Merryville: 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 Merryville
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s33(1 EF3+)
- 2000s14
- 1990s28(1 EF3+)
- 1980s11(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7
- 1960s6
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2019 | EF3 | 21 mi | 62.61 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 1999 | F3 | 22 mi | 12 mi | 1 / 6 |
| May 13, 1982 | F3 | 24 mi | 8.5 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jan 2, 1999 | F2 | 17 mi | 4.5 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF2 | 25 mi | 12.43 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | EF2 | 9 mi | 1.23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 2020 | EF2 | 19 mi | 36.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 2016 | EF2 | 20 mi | 9.86 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 23, 2004 | F2 | 12 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 26, 2003 | F2 | 15 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Mar 2, 1999 | F2 | 16 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 2, 1999 | F2 | 25 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 114, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Merryville
The Storm Prediction Center has 28 hail reports within 10 miles of Merryville since 1969, made on 24 separate days. Of these, 15 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 5 days, most recently January 21, 2016. The most recent report is from March 26, 2023. April has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Merryville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is De Ridder, LA, 19 miles northeast of Merryville at 190 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 61°F and 39°F. January and December are the wettest at 6.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 4.6 inches; the year adds up to 64.2 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 49% of the year's precipitation (31.6 of 64.2 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 38 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (15); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 5.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 89 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 26 nights a year. That 64.2 inches is more than at 64 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (79%). Dequincy, 19 miles southeast, has its own station (Moss Bluff 2 NNW, LA): 69.3 inches a year, 5.1 more than here, and an August average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 39 | 6.4 | 8 |
| Feb | 65 | 43 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Mar | 72 | 49 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Apr | 78 | 55 | 5.2 | 6 |
| May | 85 | 64 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Jun | 91 | 70 | 5.8 | 8 |
| Jul | 92 | 73 | 4.9 | 8 |
| Aug | 93 | 72 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Sep | 89 | 67 | 5.4 | 5 |
| Oct | 80 | 57 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Nov | 70 | 47 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Dec | 62 | 40 | 6.4 | 7 |
| Year | 78 | 56 | 64.2 | 77 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at De Ridder, LA (190 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 Merryville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 40 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Merryville: 37 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $592,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on October 19, 2006.
December 23, 2002: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Merryville — $250,000 damage.
August 20, 1999: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Merryville — $100,000 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 Merryville's ZIP code 70653 have filed 92 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $1.8 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1989: 25 claims (27% of all) and $207,000. 45% 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, 72 have fewer than Merryville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1989 | 25 | $207,000 |
Beauregard Parish, which includes Merryville, has been named in 43 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1983, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 22 hurricanes, 5 floods, 4 coastal storms, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Ida, on August 29, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Beauregard Parish a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.6 million a year, the 36th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.0 million (48%), 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 Merryville
- Newton, TX15 mi
- Dequincy, LA19 mi
- Longville, LA19 mi
- Deridder, LA20 mi
- Kirbyville, TX23 mi
- Ragley, LA29 mi
- Buna, TX30 mi
- Jasper, TX33 mi
- Fort Polk, LA34 mi
- New Llano, LA34 mi
- Sulphur, LA34 mi
- Westlake, LA35 mi
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