168
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Jackson Parish, Louisiana: 168 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #1,340 nationally and #34 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Jackson Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Jackson Parish is the 1990s, when 49 of the county's 168 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 Jackson Parish archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,340 for this hazard and #34 within Louisiana, putting it in the 57.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Jackson Parish with 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 1998 | QUITMAN | 70 | 0 | 2 | $200K |
| May 28, 1997 | CHATHAM | 70 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 1993 | Jonesboro | 0 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | EROS | 52 | $0 |
| May 6, 2025 | WOOD JCT | 61 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | HOODS HILL | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | WOMACK | 52 | $0 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | CLAY | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2023 | BOATNER | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | EROS | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | VERNON | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | QUITMAN | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | QUITMAN | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Jackson Parish
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A home and a local church was destroyed by falling trees in town. A large tree was snapped in front of Moss Home Health in Jonesboro. In addition…several large trees were downed between the Jonesboro and Hodge communities. Trees were also downed in front of the Hodge Bank.|Numerous trees were also downed near the Jonesboro area. Some of the worst damage was on Polk Avenue where a huge oak tree hundreds of years fell and just missed a home in town. Trees also fell on Hickory Street, Walker Road and Northeast Street. One home was severly damaged when a tree fell through it.
Numerous reports of trees and powerlines down. Some homes were damaged by fallen trees and one mobile home was rolled by the high winds with 2 people inside. Two children ages 12 and 4 were inside. The mobile home was said to be secured to the ground.
Damaging straight line wind gusts resulted in numerous large trees uprooted and snapped. Structural damage was limited however to a privacy fence which was blown down…as well as several power poles and lines which were downed. The winds also blew down two vents off the roof of a local grocery store which allowed water to saturate the contents inside.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Jackson Parish, Louisiana?
168 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Jackson Parish between 1968 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Jackson Parish?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Jackson Parish measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Jackson 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 Jackson Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/jackson-parish/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.