Thunderstorm Wind, Red River
- When
- June 17, 4:20 AM CST
- Where
- Red River County, 10 mi N of Coushatta
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.170, -93.350
Numerous trees down across Hwy 1.
Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 17, 1997
9 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:21 UTC.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Red River
- When
- June 17, 4:25 AM CST
- Where
- Red River County, 2 mi E of Coushatta
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.020, -93.320
Trees down on Hwy 155.
Thunderstorm Wind, Red River
- When
- June 17, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Red River County, 5 mi N of Coushatta
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.080, -93.350
Several trees were uprooted along Hwy 71 and Hwy 783.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bienville
- When
- June 17, 4:50 AM CST
- Where
- Bienville County, 7 mi S of Bienville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.270, -92.980
Numerous trees down along Hwy 9.
Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches
- When
- June 17, 4:55 AM CST
- Where
- Natchitoches County, 20 mi N of Natchitoches
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.050, -93.080
Several large trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Winn
- When
- June 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Winn County, 10 mi NW of Winnfield
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.020, -92.750
Several large trees down across Hwy 126.
Thunderstorm Wind, Winn
- When
- June 17, 5:15 AM CST
- Where
- Winn County, 8 mi N of Winnfield
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.030, -92.630
Trees and power lines down along Hwy 505 and Hwy 167.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita
- When
- June 17, 5:20 AM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County, Fairbanks
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 32.650, -92.030
Numerous trees down in the community. One tree fell on top a church causing moderate damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita
- When
- June 17, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County, Monroe
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.500, -92.120
A few trees were toppled causing minor electrial outages.
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
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- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 17, 1997
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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: 5604628, 5604629, 5604630, 5604631, 5604632, 5604633, 5604634, 5604635, 5604636.