Grand Isle’s Hurricane History

grand isle hurricanes

1855-present

By Alaina Pitre, staff writer

As a barrier island, many storms have hit Grand Isle. The following are a list of major hurricanes, categories 3-5, that have affected the island since 1855.

1855

Category 3

Unnamed

Winds: 125mph

1856

Category 4

Last Island hurricane or Great Storm of 1865

Winds: 150 mph
Fatalities: 200

1860

Category 4

Unnamed

Winds: 150 mph
Fatalities: 47
Damage: $250,000+

1893

Category 4

Cheniere Caminada hurricane or Great October storm

Winds: 130 mph
Fatalities: estimated 2,000
Damage: $5 million

1909

Category 3

Unnamed

Winds: 120 mph
Fatalities: 400+
Damage: $11 million

1919

Category 3

Unnamed

Winds: 100 mph
Fatalites: 34
Damage: $12.5 million

1926

Category 3

Unnamed

Winds: 115 mph
Fatalities: 25
Damage: $6 million

1964

Category 4

Hilda

Winds: 140 mph
Fatalities: 38
Damage: $126 Million

1965

Category 4

Betsy

Winds: 140
Fatalities: 81
Damage: $1.42 billion

1974

Category 4

Carmen

Winds: 150 mph
Fatalities: “several”
Damage: $162 million

1985

Category 2

Elena

Winds: 125 mph
Fatalities: 8
Damage: $1.3 billion

1992

Category 5

Andrew

Winds: 175 mph
Fatalities: 65
Damage: $27.3 billion

2005

Category 5

Katrina

Winds: 175 mph
Fatalities: 1,836
Damage: $125 billion

2008

Category 4

Gustav

Winds: 155 mph
Fatalities: 122 direct, 41 indirect
Damage: $8.31 billion

2020

Category 4

Laura

Winds: 150 mph
Fatalities: 47 direct, 34 indirect
Damage: $19.1 billion+

2021

Category 4

Ida

Winds: 150 mph
Fatalities: 107
Damage: $75.25 billion