205
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.9M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Richland Parish, Louisiana: 205 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #993 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Richland Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Richland Parish is the 2000s, when 51 of the county's 205 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 Richland Parish archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #993 for this hazard and #24 within Louisiana, putting it in the 68.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Richland Parish with 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2012 | CUTHBERT | 52 | 1 | 0 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2025 | BEE BAYOU | 50 | $0 |
| Oct 19, 2025 | GIRARD | 61 | $50K |
| Aug 20, 2025 | BEE BAYOU | 55 | $0 |
| May 6, 2025 | ALTO | 55 | $5K |
| May 2, 2025 | JONESBURG | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | RAYVILLE | 50 | $2K |
| Dec 28, 2024 | CUTHBERT | 52 | $5K |
| Dec 28, 2024 | DUNN | 56 | $65K |
| Dec 28, 2024 | DUNN | 60 | $200K |
| Jun 4, 2024 | RAYVILLE MUNI ARPT | 52 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Richland Parish
- Hail 113
- Flash Flood 44
- Tornado 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A microburst with estimated maximum gusts of 95 mph produced a 2.5 mile by 1.2 mile swath of damage near Start, including numerous downed hardwood limbs and some snapped or uprooted hardwood trees. Several sheds were damaged or destroyed, and one home had the roof ripped off the east side. Others had some shingle damage and lost pieces of siding. The skirting was loosened on several mobile homes, and the porches were completely blown off of two mobile homes. A small grain silo was overturned.
Trees were blown down along Louisiana Highway 854 near Delhi. Trees and 12 power poles were reported down around Poverty Point. Winds collapsed an outer wall on a home in Poverty Point. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped, and some fell on homes. Some metal awnings were blown off of homes. This damage occurred on the north and northeast side of Delhi.
A swath of damaging thunderstorm downburst winds with speeds up to 90mph swept through central Richland Parish. These high winds blew down numerous trees and large tree branches surrounding Louisiana Highway 15 between Alto and Archibald. Several sheds and porches, as well as a car and metal outbuilding were damaged by the wind and fallen trees. The estimated length of this swath of wind was 8 miles with a width of 2000 yards.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Richland Parish, Louisiana?
205 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Richland Parish between 1967 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Richland Parish?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Richland Parish measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Richland 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 Richland Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/richland-parish/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.