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Hurricane Carmen

Aug 29, 1974 to Sep 10, 1974Peak 155 mph928 mb

Hurricane Carmen passed within 50 miles of 31 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Vermilion Parish, LA, as a Category 3 on September 8, 1974.

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Hurricane Carmen · 1974

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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

Peak strength
Category 4
155 mph, 135 kt
Lowest pressure
928 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
31
LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
60
LA, MS, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Vermilion Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Sep 8, 1974
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
Acadia ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 8, 1974
Beauregard ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 8, 1974
Jasper CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
Iberia ParishLA0.0Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Allen ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 8, 1974
Vermilion ParishLA0.0Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Jefferson Davis ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 8, 1974
Newton CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
St. Mary ParishLA2.4Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Lafayette ParishLA4.5Category 2Sep 8, 1974
Vernon ParishLA5.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
Evangeline ParishLA6.1Category 1Sep 8, 1974
Terrebonne ParishLA8.4Category 3Sep 8, 1974
St. Landry ParishLA12.1Category 1Sep 8, 1974
Calcasieu ParishLA13.1Tropical stormSep 8, 1974
St. Martin ParishLA15.7Category 2Sep 8, 1974
Cameron ParishLA15.7Category 1Sep 8, 1974
San Augustine CountyTX16.1Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
Sabine CountyTX19.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
Hardin CountyTX22.8Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
Rapides ParishLA24.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1974
Sabine ParishLA25.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
Assumption ParishLA33.5Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Orange CountyTX37.7Tropical stormSep 8, 1974
Iberville ParishLA38.0Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Avoyelles ParishLA40.6Category 1Sep 8, 1974
Lafourche ParishLA41.3Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Pointe Coupee ParishLA43.3Category 2Sep 8, 1974
Natchitoches ParishLA44.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
Jefferson CountyTX47.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
Shelby CountyTX49.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
Ascension ParishLA52.4Category 3Sep 8, 1974
West Baton Rouge ParishLA54.8Category 3Sep 8, 1974
St. James ParishLA55.4Category 3Sep 8, 1974
East Baton Rouge ParishLA59.3Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Grant ParishLA59.6Tropical stormSep 8, 1974
West Feliciana ParishLA62.4Category 2Sep 8, 1974
Jefferson ParishLA62.8Category 3Sep 8, 1974
St. John the Baptist ParishLA65.0Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Chambers CountyTX69.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
De Soto ParishLA69.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
Catahoula ParishLA69.6Category 1Sep 8, 1974
East Feliciana ParishLA70.1Category 2Sep 8, 1974
Concordia ParishLA70.4Category 1Sep 8, 1974
St. Charles ParishLA70.5Category 3Sep 8, 1974
LaSalle ParishLA71.1Category 1Sep 8, 1974
Winn ParishLA72.5Tropical stormSep 8, 1974
Wilkinson CountyMS72.9Category 1Sep 8, 1974
Livingston ParishLA73.3Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Red River ParishLA77.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
Plaquemines ParishLA78.1Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Adams CountyMS84.3Category 1Sep 8, 1974
St. Helena ParishLA87.7Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Galveston CountyTX88.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
Tangipahoa ParishLA90.1Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Orleans ParishLA91.5Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Bienville ParishLA96.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1974
Amite CountyMS96.8Category 2Sep 8, 1974
St. Bernard ParishLA98.4Category 3Sep 8, 1974
Bossier ParishLA99.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1974

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.