Historical record — not a forecast
Bay St. Louis
Bay St. Louis, MS has had 48 storms pass within 75 km since 1851, the strongest being Camille (1969, Category 5 Hurricane).
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Bay St. Louis
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The historical record
Storm history
48 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Bay St. Louis since 1851, based on NOAA’s HURDAT2 best-track data (1851-2025). Atlantic storm counts before the mid-20th century undercount storms that stayed at sea; aircraft reconnaissance began in the 1940s and systematic satellite coverage in 1966. Storms that struck populated coastline are the most reliably recorded part of the record.
By storm category
- Tropical Depression
- 10
- Tropical Storm
- 24
- Category 1 Hurricane
- 3
- Category 2 Hurricane
- 5
- Category 3 Hurricane
- 5
- Category 5 Hurricane
- 1
By decade
- 1850s
- 2
- 1860s
- 3
- 1870s
- 1
- 1880s
- 3
- 1890s
- 3
- 1900s
- 4
- 1910s
- 2
- 1920s
- 2
- 1930s
- 3
- 1940s
- 1
- 1950s
- 2
- 1960s
- 3
- 1970s
- 4
- 1980s
- 4
- 1990s
- 1
- 2000s
- 6
- 2010s
- 2
- 2020s
- 2
Strongest & most recent
- Strongest on record
- Camille (1969, Category 5 Hurricane, 150 kt) passed within 4.7 km in 1969
- Most recent
- Claudette (2021, Tropical Storm, 35 kt) passed within 60.3 km in 2021
- Coordinates
- 30.32345, -89.35879
- Basin
- atlantic
Notable storms on record
- Camille (1969) — Category 5 Hurricane, 150 kt, passed within 4.7 km on 1969-08-18
- Katrina (2005) — Category 3 Hurricane, 105 kt, passed within 26.9 km on 2005-08-29
- Elena (1985) — Category 3 Hurricane, 100 kt, passed within 17.5 km on 1985-09-02
- Unnamed storm (1860) — Category 3 Hurricane, 100 kt, passed within 48.2 km on 1860-08-12
- Unnamed storm (1855) — Category 3 Hurricane, 100 kt, passed within 14.3 km on 1855-09-16
- Unnamed storm (1852) — Category 3 Hurricane, 100 kt, passed within 74.2 km on 1852-08-26
- Unnamed storm (1906) — Category 2 Hurricane, 95 kt, passed within 63.8 km on 1906-09-27
- Unnamed storm (1893) — Category 2 Hurricane, 95 kt, passed within 44.1 km on 1893-10-02
Historical return intervals
These are plain historical averages — years of record divided by how many times a storm of that strength has passed within 75 km. They are not a probability or a forecast of a future storm; they describe how often storms of each strength have occurred in the past.
- Tropical storm strength or greater
- on average every 4.6 years, historically
- Hurricane strength
- on average every 12.5 years, historically
- Major hurricane (Cat 3+)
- on average every 29.2 years, historically
How many hurricanes and storms have hit near Bay St. Louis?
Since 1851, 48 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Bay St. Louis, MS, based on NOAA HURDAT2 best-track data.
What was the strongest storm to affect Bay St. Louis?
Camille (1969, Category 5 Hurricane, 150 kt) passed within 4.7 km in 1969, reaching Category 5 Hurricane strength.
Is this a hurricane forecast for Bay St. Louis?
No. This page presents only historical, already-occurred storm data. It contains no forecast, prediction, or safety or evacuation guidance. Return-interval figures above are historical averages, not a probability of a future storm. See our methodology.