# Peak Hurricane Season: A Foundation & Drainage Checklist for Baton Rouge Homes | Foundation Repair Baton Rouge

> Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30 and peaks in September. A drainage checklist that protects your foundation before the next big rain.

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# Peak Hurricane Season: A Foundation & Drainage Checklist for Baton Rouge Homes

By Foundation Repair Baton Rouge · 2026-09-22

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The Atlantic hurricane season runs from **June 1 to November 30**, and September is historically its most active stretch. [Foundation Repair Baton Rouge](https://foundationrepairbatonrougelouisiana.com/) isn’t a storm-prep company, but heavy tropical rain is one of the biggest short-term stresses on foundations here: it saturates clay, overwhelms downspouts and puts water right where it does the most damage.

Here’s a checklist worth running before the next named storm.

## Gutters and downspouts

-   Clear gutters and downspouts of leaves and pine straw.
-   Make sure every downspout discharges **well away** from the house — ideally into a buried solid line to the street or a low point, not a splash block at the slab.
-   Reattach any extensions that the mower knocked off.

## Grading

-   Soil should slope away from the foundation. Low spots against the slab hold water for days after a big rain.
-   Pull back mulch and beds that are mounded above the slab edge or against the brick.

## Crawl spaces (raised homes)

-   Check that crawl-space vents and access doors are intact.
-   Look for areas where water ponds under the house after rain, and plan to fix the grading that sends it there.

## Before and after the storm

-   **Before:** photograph cracks and door fit. It gives you a baseline.
-   **After:** check for water that stood against the foundation, erosion at the slab edge, and any new cracks or doors that changed.

## Insurance reminders

Homeowners policies exclude flood; flood insurance is separate, and a new NFIP policy usually has a 30-day waiting period before it takes effect — so it can’t be bought as a storm approaches. Both flood and homeowners policies generally exclude settlement and earth movement. See [does flood insurance cover foundation damage](https://foundationrepairbatonrougelouisiana.com/guide/does-flood-insurance-cover-foundation-damage/).

If drainage around your house is sending water toward the slab, [foundation drainage](https://foundationrepairbatonrougelouisiana.com/foundation-drainage/) is usually the cheapest foundation protection there is.

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