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State
Louisiana
United States of America · North America
Louisiana is a state of the United States of America, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 1 tsunami observed on its coasts and 17 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityLow
- EarthquakeVery Low
- LandslideVery Low
- TsunamiVery Low
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1964Prince William Sound, Ak, United States of America · 51.8 m139 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2024Hurricane FrancineCat. 2
- 2021Hurricane IdaCat. 4
- 2020Hurricane LauraCat. 4
- 2020Hurricane DeltaCat. 4
- 2017Hurricane NateCat. 1
- 2012Hurricane IsaacCat. 1
- 2008Hurricane GustavCat. 4
- 2007Hurricane HumbertoCat. 1
- 1992Hurricane AndrewCat. 5
- 1985Hurricane DannyCat. 1
- 1985Hurricane JuanCat. 1
- 1977Hurricane BabeCat. 1
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002