Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon
- When
- March 10, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Ft Polk
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 31.050, -93.200
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 10, 2000
Extensive damage was done to portions of Fort Polk. Most of the damage was done to roofs and sidings on housing units.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- 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.
Extensive damage was done to portions of Fort Polk. Most of the damage was done to roofs and sidings on housing units. At Timber Ridge housing, shingles were stripped from the westward facing roofs, some roof jacks were ripped out, vents were peeled back, and flying objects became projectiles, causing damage to parked vehicles. Several residences reported roofs being lifted off their homes and placed back down. A portion of the roof at an airport hangar was ripped off, causing minor damage to cars in the parking lot. Numerous trees were downed all across the area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 10, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 10, 2000
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 10 to 11, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, March 10, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 10, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 10, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, March 10 to 11, 2000
- Hail in Texas, March 10, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 10, 2000
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 10, 2000
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, March 2000
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: 5137221.