Tropical Storm Debbie

Sep 24, 1965 to Sep 30, 1965Peak 58 mph1000 mb

Tropical Storm Debbie passed within 50 miles of 2 counties in LA. It was strongest near Lafourche Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on September 29, 1965.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Debbie · 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: Tropical storm; 58 mph, 50 kt
Lowest pressure: 1000 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 2; LA
Counties within 100 miles: 2; LA
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Lafourche Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Sep 29, 1965
Landfalls recorded: 1; 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

Lafourche Parish	LA	0.0	Tropical storm	Sep 29, 1965
Jefferson Parish	LA	8.2	Tropical storm	Sep 29, 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.