Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles
- When
- August 31, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Avoyelles County, Bunkie
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.950, -92.183
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 31, 2000
Several stores and a car dealership were damaged from severe thunderstorm winds. A large department store received significant roof damage, causing water to come into the building.
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
- $500,000
- 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 LCH wrote it up.
Several stores and a car dealership were damaged from severe thunderstorm winds. A large department store received significant roof damage, causing water to come into the building. Bunkie Elementrary School also received some damage, where a portable classroom was destroyed by falling trees. Several automobiles received damage from flying debris. Many trees and power lines were also downed.
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:59 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
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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: 5170898.