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Louisiana Hurricane Hazard Profile

Hazard Data · Model Version 2.5

Overview

Louisiana's Gulf Coast position and low-lying coastal geography create extreme hurricane and storm surge exposure. IBTrACS data shows Louisiana has the second-highest frequency of major hurricane landfalls among US states. The state's coastal wetland loss of approximately 2,000 square miles since the 1930s (USGS) has reduced the natural storm surge buffer.

In the Historical Record

39
federal disaster declarations (1956–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations
1,195
Tropical storm and surge events recorded
NOAA NCEI Storm Events, 1996–present

Counted from the records this platform holds. A figure is shown only where the underlying dataset could be read.

County by County in Louisiana

What federal records show has happened in each county: storms, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims. The counties below have the longest NOAA storm records in Louisiana.

All Louisiana counties

Notable Historical Events

12021 Hurricane Ida — CAT 4 at landfall, $75B+ total damage (FEMA DR-4611)
22020 Hurricane Laura — CAT 4 at Lake Charles (FEMA DR-4559)
32005 Hurricane Katrina — $125B+ total damage, deadliest US hurricane of modern era (FEMA DR-1603)

Hazard Scoring Approach

Calchis computes a Calchis Hazard Score (0–10) for hurricane hazard at any US address. The score is composed of weighted sub-components derived from federal data sources and published research. All score components are transparent and returned in API responses.

These are hazard scores — physical intensity likelihood only. They do not include property exposure or vulnerability data. We never call a hazard score a risk score. See the full methodology for scoring details.

Analyze Your Address

Enter any Louisiana address to see location-specific hurricane hazard scoring with full methodology transparency.

Open Live Map — Louisiana

Data Sources

NOAA National Hurricane Centerwww.nhc.noaa.gov
IBTrACS Best Track Datawww.ncei.noaa.gov
USGS Coastal Change Hazardswww.usgs.gov

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Calchis Hazard Score — derived from federal and academic sources listed above. Property exposure data not included. Not a substitute for professional actuarial assessment. Decision-support intelligence — not a primary alerting or dispatch system. Verify against official sources.