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Extreme

hurricane Hurricane Risk in Louisiana

Overall State Risk Score: 9/10

Louisiana faces extreme hurricane risk. 24 of 64 counties (38%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.

Seasonal pattern: August-October

Highest-Risk Cities in Louisiana

1
New Orleans, LA
Extreme · 1 historical events
FEMA: 9Historical: 1

Other Hazards in Louisiana

earthquake
Earthquake Risk
Score: 3/10
wildfire
Wildfire Risk
Score: 3/10
flood
Flood Risk
Score: 9/10
tornado
Tornado Risk
Score: 7/10
winter-storm
Winter Storm Risk
Score: 5/10
landslide
Landslide Risk
Score: 1/10
extreme-heat
Extreme Heat Risk
Score: 7/10
drought
Drought Risk
Score: 7/10
high-wind
High Wind Risk
Score: 7/10
tsunami
Tsunami Risk
Score: 0/10

How this data is built

Louisiana hurricane risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live event monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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