Dates Active: September 9 – 14, 2024 Category at Landfall: Category 2 (Terrebonne Parish, LA) Peak Sustained Winds: ~100 mph Areas Impacted: Louisiana (primary), Mississippi, and Alabama coasts Estimated Damages: ≈ US $1.3 billion (preliminary) Hurricane Francine in 2024 strengthened to a Category 2 storm before making landfall, prompting widespread precautions along the Gulf Coast. While the storm caused no direct fatalities, it disrupted regional infrastructure and energy production, temporarily shutting in approximately 40% of [...]
Dates Active: August – October 2023 (peak season) Hazards: Wildfires (60 000+ acres burned) and record heat/drought Areas Impacted: Multiple parishes across Louisiana Estimated Impact: Evacuations, infrastructure damage, public-health threats In 2023, Louisiana faced a compound disaster as extreme heat and wildfires struck during the peak of hurricane season. The state recorded its highest heat-index days in history, intensifying wildfire risks and straining communities already vulnerable to seasonal storms, creating a year of unprecedented climate [...]
Dates Active: August 26 – September 5, 2021 Category at Landfall: Category 4 near Port Fourchon, Louisiana Peak Sustained Winds: ~150 mph Areas Impacted: Louisiana (primary) → Northeast U.S. (from remnants) Estimated Damages: ≈ US $75 billion Hurricane Ida made landfall in 2021 almost exactly sixteen years after Hurricane Katrina, delivering another powerful blow to Louisiana. Tied with Hurricane Laura as the state’s strongest landfalling storm by wind speed, Ida caused widespread destruction across coastal [...]
Dates Active: 2020–2022 (sustained operations through pandemic surges) Mission Focus: Alternate Care Site and Isolation Camp management, clinical staffing, and ESF-8 support Region Impacted: Statewide, Louisiana Scale: Two+ years of continuous statewide response support During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisiana faced immense challenges in protecting its communities and expanding healthcare capacity. In response, RSI deployed teams statewide from 2020 to 2022 to support one of Louisiana’s largest public-health mobilizations. The work included establishing [...]
Dates Active: August 20 – 29, 2020 Category at Landfall: Category 4 (Cameron Parish, LA) Peak Sustained Winds: ~150 mph Areas Impacted: Southwest Louisiana, Southeast Texas, Caribbean (earlier) Estimated Damages: ≈ US $25–30 billion Hurricane Laura in 2020 struck Louisiana as one of the strongest storms by wind speed in the state’s history. The hurricane brought devastating gusts and a storm surge reaching up to 10 feet in Cameron Parish, destroying homes, toppling power lines, [...]
Dates Active: September 2017 (PR landfall Sept 20) Category: Cat 5 in Dominica; Cat 4 at Puerto Rico landfall Peak Sustained Winds: ~155+ mph (PR landfall) Areas Impacted: Florida, Dominica, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands Estimated Damages: ≈ US $91–115 billion Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 and 2018 brought catastrophic destruction to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, leaving long-lasting humanitarian and economic impacts. Maria, in particular, caused widespread power outages and infrastructure collapse, with [...]
Dates Active: August 17 – September 2, 2017 Category at Landfall: Category 4 at Rockport, Texas Peak Sustained Winds: ~130 mph Areas Impacted: Texas (primary), Louisiana (secondary), Gulf Coast region Estimated Damages: ≈ US $125 billion (one of the costliest U.S. disasters) Hurricane Harvey in 2017 brought unprecedented rainfall, with over 60 inches recorded—setting a new U.S. record. The storm triggered catastrophic flooding, forcing more than 30,000 rescues and displacing over 37,000 people. In total, [...]
Dates Active: Late August – Early September 2017 Category: Reached Category 5; made U.S. landfall (FL Keys & mainland) as Category 4 Peak Sustained Winds: ~177 mph Areas Impacted: Caribbean (incl. USVI & Puerto Rico), Florida, Georgia, South Carolina Estimated Damages: ≈ US $58–83 billion (region) Hurricane Irma in 2017 was among the longest-lasting Category 5 Atlantic storms on record, unleashing relentless winds and widespread destruction across the Caribbean and U.S. Southeast. The storm caused [...]
Dates Active: August 12 – 22, 2016 Areas Impacted: Southern Louisiana (Baton Rouge & surrounding parishes) Estimated Damages: ≈ US $10–15 billion Rainfall: > 20 inches in some areas; Amite River crested ~5 ft above record The 2016 Louisiana flooding was one of the most destructive U.S. natural disasters in recent history, with nearly 7.1 trillion gallons of rain inundating the region. Entire neighborhoods were submerged, and thousands of residents were displaced. Many affected homeowners [...]
Dates Active: August 25 – September 4, 2008 Category at U.S. Landfall: Category 2 near Cocodrie, Louisiana Peak Sustained Winds: ~135 mph at peak (≈104 mph at U.S. landfall) Areas Impacted: Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, U.S. Gulf Coast (Louisiana) Estimated Damages: ≈ US $8.3 billion (2008 USD) Hurricane Gustav in 2008 caused widespread devastation across the Gulf Coast, leaving about 1.4 million U.S. customers without power and generating storm surges of 6 to 7 feet that [...]