Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- August 31, 3:00 PM CST to 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Bogalusa
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 30.770, -89.850
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 31, 1997
A tree fell on an automobile killing the driver. City Police reported numerous trees and power lines downed, a store roof and a business sign were damaged.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 tree fell on an automobile killing the driver. City Police reported numerous trees and power lines downed, a store roof and a business sign were damaged.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Washington | 1997-08-31 | 40 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 31, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 31, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 31, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 31, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 31, 1997
- Drought in Maryland, August 31, 1997
- High Wind in Minnesota, August 31, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, August 31, 1997
- Hail in Colorado, August 31, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 31, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, August 31, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 31, 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: 5610475.