Louisiana, 1997High Wind in Louisiana, April 25 to 26, 1997
April 25 to 26, 1997 · NWS SHV · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
7 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 4
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
High Wind, Caddo
- When
- April 25, 8:30 PM CST to April 26, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Caddo forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging gradient winds downed trees and powerlines across the region. Toppled powerlines resulted in numerous power outages while fallen trees blocked roads and damaged homes. Several injuries occurred when vehicles ran into trees across roadways and one death occurred.
High Wind, Natchitoches
- When
- April 25, 8:30 PM CST to April 26, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Natchitoches forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.724, -93.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sabine
- When
- April 25, 8:30 PM CST to April 26, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sabine forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.564, -93.555 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Union
- When
- April 25, 8:30 PM CST to April 26, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.832, -92.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Winn
- When
- April 25, 8:30 PM CST to April 26, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Winn forecast zone
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 31.944, -92.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Grant
- When
- April 25, 8:30 PM CST to April 26, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 31.600, -92.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Red River
- When
- April 25, 8:30 PM CST to April 26, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Red River forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.093, -93.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|
| High Wind, Grant | 1997-04-25 | | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
- 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.
- Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in Texas, April 25, 1997$3.0 million · 6 events
- Coastal Flood in Texas, April 25 to 27, 1997$655,000 · 5 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 25, 1997$236,000 · 7 events
- Hail in Texas, April 25, 1997$110,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, April 25, 1997$33,000 · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 25, 1997$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 25, 1997$25,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, April 25, 1997$15,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 25, 1997$15,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, April 25, 19971.5 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 25, 1997$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in Texas, April 25, 19971 event
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: 5592265, 5592266, 5592267, 5592268, 5592269, 5592270, 5592271.