Thunderstorm Wind in Louisiana
Every thunderstorm wind event the National Weather Service has filed in Louisiana, year by year, with the most significant episodes. 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.
The most significant on the map
The most significant thunderstorm wind episodes in Louisiana.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 12,655
- Deaths
- 46
- Injuries
- 316
- Damage
- $894 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 3, 1964
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, November 7, 1957
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 15, 1987
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 8, 1989
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, February 23, 2016A strong cold front moved through the lower Mississippi Valley. Ahead of the front, widespread severe weather moved through Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi during the morning and afternoon hours of February 23rd.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, October 29, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 1, 1983
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 8, 1993Lightning did extensive damage to a home's electrical wiring about 5 miles northwest of Lacassine about 0800 CST.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, May 19, 1983
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, January 11, 2020An upper level longwave trough emerged out of the Intermountain West and into the Central and Southern Plains during the daytime and evening hours of January 10th.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, March 8 to 12, 2016A strong upper level low pressure system settled over northern Mexico on March 8th, and became stationary through March 12th as it was cut off from the upper level jet stream, with a blocking upper ridge having developed over Florida and the western Atlantic.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, July 19 to 21, 2012A microburst affects one location and then lines of severe storms affect Southwest Louisiana two days in a row during late July. A pair of hot and humid days both gave way to lines of thunderstorms late in the day.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 24 to 25, 2019A strong closed upper level low pressure system advanced east across Central Texas during the evening hours of April 24th, which helped to mix a warm front north into portions of Deep East Texas and Northcentral Louisiana.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 21, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, February 7, 2017Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front across southeast Louisiana, southern Mississippi, and the adjacent coastal waters.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 20, 1974
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 31, 1983
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, April 26 to 27, 2011A very volatile atmosphere developed during the late afternoon...evening and overnight hours of April 26th across the Four State Region. An area of low pressure moved from the Texas Hill Country into Northeast Texas during the afternoon.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 14, 1993Scattered thunderstorms moving east-northeast at 60 mph blew down numerous trees 5 miles west of Bryceland, 5 miles southwest of Homer, and 3 miles west of Dubach. Sixty-two-mph winds were measured by a storm spotter in Haynesville.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, November 21, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 29, 1975
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, March 20, 1976
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, April 2 to 3, 2017A cold front and upper trough pushed through the region with severe storms ahead of the system. The very soupy air mass also produced high amounts of rainfall that lead to flooding.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, November 21, 1997A severe thunderstorm produced a tornado as it moved into St. Tammany Parish. The tornado was first observed by the State Police on Interstate Highway 12 west of Covington.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Louisiana, May 28, 2017Overnight showers and thunderstorms which held together into the morning hours of Sunday May 28th, moved into Northern Louisiana from the northwest during the morning hours after daybreak.
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Thunderstorm Wind everywhereEvery kind of event in Louisiana
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.