288
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
10
Direct injuries
$4.6M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in De Soto Parish, Louisiana: 288 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #497 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in De Soto Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in De Soto Parish is the 1990s, when 73 of the county's 288 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the De Soto Parish archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 46.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #497 for this hazard and #11 within Louisiana, putting it in the 84.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in De Soto Parish with 58 recorded events, while Sep is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2017 | TRENTON | 61 | 1 | 2 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 1993 | Mansfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 10, 1998 | MANSFIELD | 90 | 0 | 3 | $4.0M |
| Jun 20, 1992 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $0 | |
| May 28, 2017 | KICKAPOO | 61 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | PELICAN | 52 | $0 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | GRAND CANE | 61 | $0 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | MANSFIELD | 61 | $0 |
| Aug 20, 2025 | CARMEL | 52 | $0 |
| May 6, 2025 | STONEWALL | 52 | $0 |
| May 6, 2025 | KEATCHIE | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | LONGSTREET | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | MANSFIELD | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | FUNSTON | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | STONEWALL | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from De Soto Parish
- Hail 192
- Tornado 77
- Flash Flood 55
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A tree fell on a vehicle that was traveling west of Hudson Darby Road, just east of Highway 71. Louisiana State Police reported that a 21 year-old male passenger sitting in the rear seat sustained fatal injuries from the falling tree. The 52 year-old male driver and a 59 year-old front seat passenger sustained moderate injuries from the incident and were transported to University Health Hospital in Shreveport for treatment.
A multitude of downed trees and powerlines left the area without electricity for more than 12 hours. Electrical companies estimate that nearly 60,000 people in the region were without power. There were three injuries reported, no seriously, coming from drivers hitting downed trees with their vehicles. Numerous signs were bent and twisted, portable signs were blown down the road, a vacant mobile home was overturned and every street and neighbourhood was littered with limbs and uprooted trees. Scores of residents reported damaged roofs and flattened cars. The local Red Cross was called in to provide food and water. Nineteen homes without insurance suffered major damage.
Gust was estimated by the public in the Grand Cane, Louisiana community. Several large trees were uprooted. Two homes received damage from the fallen trees. Another home in the Village of Grand Cane had a tree fall across it.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in De Soto Parish, Louisiana?
288 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in De Soto Parish between 1956 and 2026, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in De Soto Parish?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in De Soto Parish measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for De Soto Parish come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in De Soto Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/de-soto-parish/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.