Environmental Atlas of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin

Lake Pontchartrain Atlas:

Physical Environments



	Physical Environments: Climate \| Hurricane History \| Circulation \| Wave Climate \| Relative Sea Level \| Relative Sea Level Rise

Contributors: Yamazaki, Penland

Figure 26: Tropical Cyclones 1900 - 1909

Figure 27: Tropical Cyclones 1910 - 1919

Figure 28: Tropical Cyclones 1920 - 1929

Figure 29: Tropical Cyclones 1930 - 1939

Table 1: Specific Storm information (1900 - 1939)
Storm Name	Storm Duration	Max Wind (mph)	Max Wind (km/h)	Pressure Min (mb)	Reported Landfall Date	Reported Landfall / Approach
08/1901	08/04 - 08/18/01	98	157.7	973	08/14/01	Grand Isle, LA
10/1902	10/03 - 10/13/01	98	157.7	*
09/1904	09/24 - 09/30/04	52	83.7	*
10/1904	10/29 - 11/05/04	52	83.7	*
10/1905	10/05 - 10/10/05	52	83.7	*
09/1907	09/17 - 09/23/07	58	93.3	*
09/1908	09/16 - 09/18/08	69	111	*
09/1909	09/10 - 09/21/09	138	222	990	09/20/09	Berwick Bay, LA
06/1912	06/07 - 06/16/12	58	93.3	*
09/1914	09/14 - 09/19/14	52	83.7	*
09/1915	09/22 - 10/01/15	132	212.4	935	09/29/15	New Orleans, LA
08/1918	08/01 - 08/07/18	104	167.3	960	08/06/18	Lake Charles, LA
09/1920	09/16 - 09/23/20	104	167.3	982	09/21/20	Grand Isle, LA
10/1923	10/12 - 10/17/23	98	157.7	*	10/16/23	Point au Fer, LA
10/1923	10/16 - 10/19/23	52	83.7	*
08/1926	08/22 - 08/27/26	104	167.3	*	08/25/26	Houma, LA
07/1931	07/11 - 07/17/31	58	93.3	*
09/1932	09/18 - 09/21/32	40	64.4	*
06/1934	06/04 - 06/21/34	81	130.4	*	06/16/34	Morgan City, LA
07/1936	07/26 - 07/27/36	46	74	*
09/1937	09/29 - 10/04/37	40	64.4	*
08/1938	08/10 - 08/15/38	98	157.7	*	08/14/38	Cameron, LA
* = unknown

Source: Hurricane dataset obtained from the National Hurricane Center website.