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Hurricane Betsy

Aug 27, 1965 to Sep 13, 1965Peak 138 mph942 mb

Hurricane Betsy passed within 50 miles of 66 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Lafourche Parish, LA, as a Category 4 on September 10, 1965.

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Hurricane Betsy · 1965

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
138 mph, 120 kt
Lowest pressure
942 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
66
AR, FL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
104
AR, FL, LA, MS, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Lafourche Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Sep 10, 1965
Landfalls recorded
5
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Morehouse ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Ashley CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1965
Lafourche ParishLA0.0Category 4Sep 10, 1965
Iberville ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 10, 1965
LaSalle ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Caldwell ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Catahoula ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Pointe Coupee ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Ouachita ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Assumption ParishLA0.0Category 2Sep 10, 1965
Avoyelles ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Union ParishLA0.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Monroe CountyFL0.9Category 3Sep 8, 1965
Terrebonne ParishLA1.2Category 2Sep 10, 1965
St. James ParishLA1.4Category 2Sep 10, 1965
West Baton Rouge ParishLA1.5Category 1Sep 10, 1965
St. Landry ParishLA2.0Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Jefferson ParishLA2.3Category 4Sep 10, 1965
Ascension ParishLA3.6Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Bradley CountyAR5.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1965
Concordia ParishLA5.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
East Baton Rouge ParishLA5.9Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Union CountyAR6.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Rapides ParishLA7.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
West Feliciana ParishLA7.2Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Miami-Dade CountyFL7.8Category 3Sep 8, 1965
Richland ParishLA8.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Winn ParishLA8.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Iberia ParishLA8.9Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Jackson ParishLA8.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
St. Martin ParishLA9.0Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Wilkinson CountyMS10.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
St. John the Baptist ParishLA10.6Category 2Sep 10, 1965
Grant ParishLA11.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Plaquemines ParishLA14.5Category 4Sep 10, 1965
Adams CountyMS15.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Franklin ParishLA15.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
East Feliciana ParishLA15.9Category 1Sep 10, 1965
St. Charles ParishLA16.2Category 2Sep 10, 1965
Lincoln ParishLA18.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
St. Mary ParishLA19.5Category 2Sep 10, 1965
Livingston ParishLA19.5Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Calhoun CountyAR24.5Tropical stormSep 11, 1965
West Carroll ParishLA25.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Evangeline ParishLA25.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Lafayette ParishLA27.9Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Tensas ParishLA31.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
St. Helena ParishLA33.4Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Acadia ParishLA33.7Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Madison ParishLA34.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Bienville ParishLA35.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Orleans ParishLA35.6Category 2Sep 10, 1965
Tangipahoa ParishLA35.9Category 2Sep 10, 1965
East Carroll ParishLA37.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Ouachita CountyAR37.6Tropical stormSep 11, 1965
Claiborne ParishLA38.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Natchitoches ParishLA39.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
St. Bernard ParishLA39.8Category 3Sep 10, 1965
Jefferson CountyMS42.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Vermilion ParishLA42.6Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Amite CountyMS43.0Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Franklin CountyMS44.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Allen ParishLA46.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Issaquena CountyMS46.3Tropical stormSep 11, 1965
Collier CountyFL46.5Category 3Sep 8, 1965
St. Tammany ParishLA47.0Category 2Sep 10, 1965
Claiborne CountyMS50.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Vernon ParishLA51.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Red River ParishLA54.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Columbia CountyAR55.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Jefferson Davis ParishLA56.6Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Warren CountyMS57.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Webster ParishLA59.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Broward CountyFL64.2Category 3Sep 8, 1965
Pike CountyMS65.6Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Washington ParishLA65.9Category 1Sep 10, 1965
De Soto ParishLA67.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Sabine ParishLA68.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Beauregard ParishLA68.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Nevada CountyAR68.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1965
Cameron ParishLA71.2Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Hancock CountyMS71.4Category 3Sep 10, 1965
Bossier ParishLA72.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Yazoo CountyMS72.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1965
Lincoln CountyMS73.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Copiah CountyMS75.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Caddo ParishLA75.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Lee CountyFL77.9Category 3Sep 8, 1965
Walthall CountyMS78.7Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Pearl River CountyMS78.9Category 2Sep 10, 1965
Hendry CountyFL79.1Category 3Sep 8, 1965
Calcasieu ParishLA80.4Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Lafayette CountyAR82.4Tropical stormSep 11, 1965
Hinds CountyMS82.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Palm Beach CountyFL87.8Category 3Sep 8, 1965
Harrison CountyMS89.0Category 3Sep 10, 1965
Hempstead CountyAR89.5Tropical stormSep 11, 1965
Newton CountyTX92.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Sabine CountyTX94.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Madison CountyMS94.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Lawrence CountyMS94.9Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Shelby CountyTX95.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1965
Marion CountyMS96.1Category 1Sep 10, 1965
Miller CountyAR97.5Tropical stormSep 11, 1965

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.