Thunderstorm Wind, St. Helena
- When
- April 17, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- St. Helena County, 8 mi NNE of Greensburg
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.920, -90.620
Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 17, 1998
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed 6 large oak trees northeast of Greensburg. A house and a mobile home were damaged by the fallen trees.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed 6 large oak trees northeast of Greensburg. A house and a mobile home were damaged by the fallen trees. Trees and powerlines were also reported blown down southwest of Greensburg.
The radar
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Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Helena
- When
- April 17, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- St. Helena County, 6 mi SW of Greensburg
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.750, -90.730
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
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, April 17, 1998
- Tornado in Alabama, April 17, 1998
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 17 to 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in South Carolina, April 17, 1998
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 17 to 24, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, April 17 to 18, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 17, 1998
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, April 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 17, 1998
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5648002, 5648003.