83
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$672K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana: 83 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,427 nationally and #57 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Plaquemines Parish is the 2000s, when 20 of the county's 83 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 Plaquemines Parish archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.3% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,427 for this hazard and #57 within Louisiana, putting it in the 23.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Plaquemines Parish with 12 recorded events, while Jan 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2025 | BELLE CHASSE | 50 | $0 |
| May 7, 2025 | (NBG)NAS NEW ORLEANS | 51 | $0 |
| May 17, 2024 | PILOTTOWN | 56 | $0 |
| Oct 27, 2021 | BELLE CHASSE | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2020 | CEDAR GROVE | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2020 | SONE CHASSE | 52 | $5K |
| Apr 13, 2016 | PT A LA HACHE | 60 | $0 |
| Dec 28, 2015 | SONE CHASSE | 51 | $0 |
| Dec 28, 2015 | JESUIT BEND | 60 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2015 | (NBG)NAS NEW ORLEANS | 60 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Damage in Belle Chasse was in line with the storm in the Gretna area. Trees and power lines were blown down and structures received minor damage. A NWS Storm Survey showed straight line winds of 100 mph and were associated with a strong inflow notch radar signature.
A east-west line of numerous thunderstorms moving southeast about 10 mph produced very strong winds which blew down a large crane at the Avondale Ship Yards killing the operator. In addition, several smaller cranes were blown down by the intense winds around 1300 CST. The Belle Chasse Naval Air Station reported 66 mph wind gusts about 1327 CST. Lightning struck an apartment complex in Harvey causing light damage. (M42O)
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana?
83 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Plaquemines Parish between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Plaquemines Parish?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Plaquemines Parish measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/plaquemines-parish/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.