Thunderstorm Wind, Tangipahoa
- When
- April 5, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tangipahoa County, Hammond
- Property damage
- $300
- Coordinates
- 30.500, -90.470
Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 5, 1997
A line of thunderstorms, some severe, moved across east central and southeast Louisiana during the morning hours. Most reports of damage was confined to downed trees, large tree limbs, and power lines.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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.
A line of thunderstorms, some severe, moved across east central and southeast Louisiana during the morning hours. Most reports of damage was confined to downed trees, large tree limbs, and power lines. In Cocodrie, thunderstorm wind gusts moved several camps off their foundation, and a metal roof at a restaurant was damaged. In Delacroix, two house roofs were damaged, along with a boat dock, and a couple of automobiles.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tangipahoa
- When
- April 5, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Tangipahoa County, Independence
- Property damage
- $300
- Coordinates
- 30.630, -90.500
Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge
- When
- April 5, 8:10 AM CST
- Where
- East Baton Rouge County, Scotlandville
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 30.520, -91.180
Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge
- When
- April 5, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- East Baton Rouge County, Baton Rouge
- Property damage
- $300
- Coordinates
- 30.470, -91.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston
- When
- April 5, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Livingston County, Watson
- Property damage
- $300
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -90.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Tangipahoa
- When
- April 5, 9:20 AM CST
- Where
- Tangipahoa County, Kentwood
- Property damage
- $300
- Coordinates
- 30.930, -90.520
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Helena
- When
- April 5, 9:27 AM CST
- Where
- St. Helena County, 7 mi N of Greensburg
- Property damage
- $300
- Coordinates
- 30.920, -90.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- April 5, 10:10 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Franklinton
- Property damage
- $300
- Coordinates
- 30.850, -90.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Terrebonne
- When
- April 5, 10:15 AM CST
- Where
- Terrebonne County, Cocodrie
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.250, -90.670
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Charles
- When
- April 5, 10:23 AM CST
- Where
- St. Charles County, Luling
- Property damage
- $300
- Coordinates
- 29.930, -90.350
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Tammany
- When
- April 5, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- St. Tammany County, Pearl River
- Property damage
- $300
- Coordinates
- 30.380, -89.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Plaquemines
- When
- April 5, 11:03 AM CST
- Where
- Plaquemines County, (Nbg)nas New Orleans to Belle Chasse
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.820, -90.000
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Bernard
- When
- April 5, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- St. Bernard County, Arabi
- Property damage
- $300
- Coordinates
- 29.950, -90.000
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Bernard
- When
- April 5, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- St. Bernard County, Delacroix
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 29.750, -89.800
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Tammany
- When
- April 5, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- St. Tammany County, Slidell
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 30.270, -89.780
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 5 to 6, 1997
- Blizzard in South Dakota, April 5 to 6, 1997
- Blizzard in Minnesota, April 5 to 6, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 5 to 8, 1997
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, April 5, 1997
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 5, 1997
- Flood in Minnesota, April 5 to 8, 1997
- Flood in Minnesota, April 5 to 9, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, April 5, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, April 5, 1997
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 5, 1997
- Blizzard in Nebraska, April 5 to 6, 1997
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: 5598475, 5598476, 5598477, 5598478, 5598480, 5598479, 5598481, 5598482, 5598483, 5598484, 5598485, 5598486, 5598487, 5598488, 5598489.