No active hurricanes threatening Houma right now

Could the next one hit soon? 169 hurricanes have impacted the Houma area since 1852 — set up free alerts so you'll have time to prepare when one's on the way.

169
Hurricanes affecting Houma area
2024
Most recent
150 kt
Strongest peak winds
7 mi
Closest approach
Local note: Sited on low-lying bayous and near the rapidly-eroding Terrebonne Marsh, Houma is especially vulnerable to storm surge and tidal flooding — Hurricane Ida (2021) drove catastrophic surge and widespread wind damage that typifies the area's high surge risk.

Coverage on this page applies broadly to the Houma area — including Gray, Bourg, Theriot, Schriever, Raceland, Chauvin, Donner, Gibson. Tropical storms rarely respect city limits.

When do hurricanes typically threaten the Houma area?

Distribution of 169 hurricanes that have come within 150 mi of Houma, by month of closest approach.

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1 M
14 J
20 J
37 A
69 S
27 O
1 N
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Recent notable storms affecting the Houma area

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach
2024 FRANCINE Cat 2 90 kt 9 mi
2021 IDA Cat 4 130 kt 23 mi
2021 NICHOLAS Cat 1 65 kt 55 mi
2020 ZETA Cat 3 100 kt 29 mi
2020 MARCO Cat 1 65 kt 64 mi
2020 DELTA Cat 4 120 kt 133 mi
2020 LAURA Cat 4 130 kt 153 mi
2020 SALLY Cat 2 95 kt 161 mi
2019 BARRY Cat 1 65 kt 66 mi
2017 NATE Cat 1 80 kt 100 mi
2017 HARVEY Cat 4 115 kt 156 mi
2012 ISAAC Cat 1 70 kt 8 mi
2009 IDA Cat 2 90 kt 130 mi
2008 GUSTAV Cat 4 135 kt 27 mi
2007 HUMBERTO Cat 1 80 kt 161 mi
Hurricane-strength storms (Cat 1+) since 2007 that came within 200 miles of Houma. Includes storms whose center stayed offshore or hit nearby cities — wind, surge, and rainfall impacts extend far beyond the storm's path.

All-time closest approaches to Houma

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach Date of Closest
1890 UNNAMED TS 50 kt 7 mi Aug 27, 1890
2021 CLAUDETTE TS 40 kt 7 mi Jun 19, 2021
2012 ISAAC Cat 1 70 kt 8 mi Aug 29, 2012
2024 FRANCINE Cat 2 90 kt 9 mi Sep 12, 2024
1965 BETSY Cat 4 120 kt 9 mi Sep 10, 1965
1947 UNNAMED Cat 1 70 kt 14 mi Aug 22, 1947
2004 MATTHEW TS 40 kt 16 mi Oct 10, 2004
1956 UNNAMED TS 50 kt 16 mi Jun 13, 1956
1971 FERN Cat 1 80 kt 17 mi Sep 06, 1971
1888 UNNAMED Cat 3 110 kt 20 mi Aug 19, 1888
Showing the 10 closest of 169 total storms within 150 mi of Houma since 1852.

If a hurricane threatens Houma

  1. Know your evacuation zone. Look up yours by address via your state or county emergency management office (Terrebonne Parish and surrounding areas).
  2. Set up alerts ahead of time. During an active storm, watches and warnings change every six hours. Email or text alerts from TropicalInfo give you the official NHC update the moment it's posted, with a plain-language summary.
  3. Prep your supplies before the storm is named. Stores empty out within hours of a watch. The 72-hour rule: water, food, batteries, fuel, medications, important documents. Our alerts can notify you of a storm long before it makes the news — giving you more time to get what you need before the panic-buying starts.
  4. Follow the cone, not the line. The forecast track is a best estimate — the cone shows where the center is likely to go. Impacts extend hundreds of miles from the center.

Set up free location-based alerts for Houma

Historical data: NOAA HURDAT2 Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific hurricane databases. Closest-approach calculated using great-circle distance between Houma (29.5943°N, 90.7548°W) and each 6-hourly observation. Storms are included if their center passed within 150 mi of Houma — impacts (wind, surge, rainfall) routinely extend much further.