1918 Louisiana Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 1–7, 1918

Peak wind

121 mph

194 km/h · Aug 6

Peak category

Cat 3

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

955 mb

Landfalls

Louisiana

Lifetime

6.8 d

Aug 1 – Aug 7

Distance

3,106 mi

4,998 km

ACE

9.5

storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with 1918 Louisiana Hurricane

The 1918 Louisiana Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1918 Atlantic season. It formed on August 1, 1918, 83 mi ESE of Bridgetown, Barbados, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb on August 6, 1918, and made landfall 29 mi S of Lake Charles, Louisiana on August 6, 1918 as a Category 3 hurricane (121 mph). It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on August 6, 1918). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 3,106 miles (4,998 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
August 6, 1918 · 18:00 UTC	29 mi S of Lake Charles, Louisiana	Cat 3 121 mph	955 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico	71 mi	Aug 5 · 03:00 UTC	TS 66 mph
Beaumont, Texas	37 mi	Aug 6 · 21:00 UTC	Cat 1 95 mph
Shreveport, Louisiana	54 mi	Aug 7 · 07:00 UTC	TS 50 mph
Tyler, Texas	38 mi	Aug 7 · 07:00 UTC	TS 50 mph
Tulsa, Oklahoma	63 mi	Aug 7 · 18:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma	51 mi	Aug 7 · 18:00 UTC	TD 35 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 28 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Aug 1 00:00	TS	40 mph	—	12.6°N 58.5°W	83 mi ESE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Aug 1 06:00	TS	40 mph	—	12.8°N 60.3°W	50 mi WSW of Bridgetown, Barbados
Aug 1 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	13.0°N 62.0°W	53 mi WSW of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Aug 1 18:00	TS	40 mph	—	13.2°N 63.8°W	147 mi N of Juan Griego, Venezuela
Aug 2 00:00	TS	40 mph	—	13.4°N 65.5°W	open ocean
Aug 2 06:00	TS	46 mph	—	13.7°N 67.3°W	125 mi NNE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Aug 2 12:00	TS	46 mph	—	14.0°N 69.0°W	121 mi NE of Noord, Aruba
Aug 2 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	14.4°N 70.8°W	137 mi NNW of Noord, Aruba
Aug 3 00:00	TS	52 mph	—	14.9°N 72.5°W	open ocean
Aug 3 06:00	TS	52 mph	—	15.4°N 74.3°W	open ocean
Aug 3 12:00	TS	52 mph	—	16.0°N 76.0°W	148 mi SSE of Kingston, Jamaica
Aug 3 18:00	TS	58 mph	—	16.8°N 77.6°W	84 mi SSW of May Pen, Jamaica
Aug 4 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	17.7°N 79.3°W	74 mi WSW of Negril, Jamaica
Aug 4 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	18.6°N 80.9°W	52 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Aug 4 12:00	TS	63 mph	—	19.5°N 82.5°W	73 mi W of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Aug 4 18:00	TS	63 mph	—	20.5°N 84.0°W	118 mi S of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Aug 5 00:00	TS	63 mph	—	21.5°N 85.5°W	90 mi ENE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Aug 5 06:00	TS	69 mph	—	22.5°N 86.9°W	92 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Aug 5 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	23.5°N 88.3°W	163 mi N of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Aug 5 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	24.6°N 89.4°W	open ocean
Aug 6 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	25.8°N 90.4°W	open ocean
Aug 6 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	—	27.1°N 91.4°W	177 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana
Aug 6 12:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	28.5°N 92.3°W	102 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana
Aug 6 18:00	Cat 3 LANDFALL	121 mph	955 mb	29.8°N 93.2°W	29 mi S of Lake Charles, Louisiana
Aug 7 00:00	TS	69 mph	—	31.0°N 94.0°W	43 mi WNW of DeRidder, Louisiana
Aug 7 06:00	TS	52 mph	—	32.2°N 94.6°W	12 mi ENE of Henderson, Texas
Aug 7 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	33.7°N 95.0°W	32 mi E of Paris, Texas
Aug 7 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	35.5°N 95.2°W	20 mi SSE of Muskogee, Oklahoma

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1918 Louisiana Hurricane make landfall?

1918 Louisiana Hurricane made landfall once: 29 mi S of Lake Charles, Louisiana on August 6, 1918 at 18:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 121 mph winds.

What category was 1918 Louisiana Hurricane?

At its peak on August 6, 1918, 1918 Louisiana Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 955 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.

How long did 1918 Louisiana Hurricane last?

6.8 days, from August 1, 1918 to August 7, 1918, including 36 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,106 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1918 Louisiana Hurricane?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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