High Wind, St. Tammany
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Tammany forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Property damage
- $250,000
High Wind in Louisiana, March 18 to 19, 1996
Persistent gradient winds of 30-40 knots and frequent gusts to 50 knots caused scattered damage across sections of SE LA. St Tammany Parish: there were numerous power outages from fallen tree limbs across utility lines; in Mandeville a house was damaged and an automobile was crushed by a fallen tree; in Slidell the top of a tree snapped off and fell on an automobile.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.
Persistent gradient winds of 30-40 knots and frequent gusts to 50 knots caused scattered damage across sections of SE LA. St Tammany Parish: there were numerous power outages from fallen tree limbs across utility lines; in Mandeville a house was damaged and an automobile was crushed by a fallen tree; in Slidell the top of a tree snapped off and fell on an automobile. Washington Parish: in Franklinton a business sign was shattered, tree limbs fell and damaged an automobile and metal awnings were ripped from buildings. Jefferson Parish: in Gretna 8,000 square feet of roof was ripped off a business; in Metairie a basketball goal set in concrete was blown over. Orleans Parish: in Algiers a downed tree heavily damaged 2 automobiles and destroyed a metal utility shed, and damage to outbuilding and downed tree limbs was reported in far east New Orleans.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Assumption
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Assumption forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.901, -91.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, St. James
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. James forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.026, -90.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, St. John the Baptist
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. John the Baptist forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.127, -90.471 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Upper Lafourche
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper Lafourche forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind, St. Charles
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Charles forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind, Upper Jefferson
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper Jefferson forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind, Orleans
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind, Upper Plaquemines
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper Plaquemines forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind, Upper St. Bernard
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper St. Bernard forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.874, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Upper Terrebonne
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper Terrebonne forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind, Lower Terrebonne
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower Terrebonne forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind, Lower Lafourche
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower Lafourche forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind, Lower Jefferson
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower Jefferson forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind, Lower Plaquemines
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower Plaquemines forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind, Lower St. Bernard
- When
- March 18, 3:00 PM CST to March 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower St. Bernard forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.874, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Mississippi, March 18, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, March 18, 1996
- Tornadoes in Alabama, March 18, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, March 18, 1996
- Tornado in Alabama, March 18, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, March 18, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, March 18, 1996
- Tornado in Alabama, March 18, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5543827, 5543828, 5543829, 5543830, 5543831, 5543832, 5543833, 5543834, 5543835, 5543836, 5543837, 5543838, 5543839, 5543840, 5543841, 5543842.