Thunderstorm Wind, Morehouse
- When
- May 27, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Morehouse County, Oak Ridge
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 32.630, -91.770
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 27, 1997
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- May 27, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Rayville
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -91.750
Numerous trees and power lines downed throughout Rayville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- May 27, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Jonesburg
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 32.530, -91.750
Numerous trees were blown down throughout the parrish.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- May 27, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, 3 mi E of Tallulah
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.420, -91.150
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
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- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 27, 1997
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- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 27, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, May 27, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, May 27 to 28, 1997
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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: 5603841, 5603843, 5603842, 5603844.