Hurricane Risk for Baton Rouge, LA
HELENE is currently 435 mi from Baton Rouge.
Get free alerts for Baton RougeOn this page
Since 1851, 0 hurricanes and tropical storms have passed within 150 miles of Baton Rouge. Here's what you should know.
Local note: Located upriver from the Gulf but on low, coastal plain terrain, Baton Rouge is more threatened by extreme rainfall and inland flooding from powerful landfalling hurricanes than by direct storm surge — Hurricane Ida (2021) demonstrated how intense rain and prolonged flooding can devastate the city well inland from the coast.
By the numbers
Total storms
0
since None
Major (Cat 3+)
0
at closest approach
Hurricanes (Cat 1+)
0
all categories
County
East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana
When hurricanes hit Baton Rouge
Distribution across the calendar year, based on every storm in the 150-mile radius since None:
Jan
0
Feb
0
Mar
0
Apr
0
May
0
Jun
0
Jul
0
Aug
0
Sep
0
Oct
0
Nov
0
Dec
0
Peak months are August through October, when the Atlantic season is most active. June, July, and November are secondary risk months.
Prep your supplies before the storm is named
Our alerts can notify you of a storm long before it makes the news, giving you more time to get what you need — instead of joining the panic-buying public.
Sign Up FreePreparedness
- Know your zone. Baton Rouge is in East Baton Rouge Parish — look up your evacuation zone here.
- Get alerts early. Sign up below — we'll notify you when storms first form in the basin, not just when they're at your doorstep.
- Have 3+ days of supplies. Water (1 gal/person/day), non-perishable food, medications, flashlights, batteries, cash.
- Have an evacuation plan. Know where you'll go, how you'll get there, what you'll bring.
- Follow official orders. If your zone is told to evacuate, leave. Don't wait.