207
Recorded events
6
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$7.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Sabine Parish, Louisiana: 207 recorded events between 1967 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #979 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Sabine Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Sabine Parish is the 1990s, when 60 of the county's 207 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 Sabine Parish archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 42.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #979 for this hazard and #23 within Louisiana, putting it in the 68.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Sabine Parish with 39 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, 2024 | TORO | 61 | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 1993 | Negreet | 0 | 2 | 0 | $50K |
| May 3, 2009 | LORING | 80 | 1 | 0 | $10K |
| Mar 12, 2001 | ZWOLLE | 52 | 1 | 0 | $28K |
| Jul 12, 2002 | MANY | 52 | 0 | 1 | $23K |
| Apr 14, 1993 | Florien | 0 | 0 | 1 | $500K |
| Dec 19, 1987 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 | |
| Mar 12, 1986 | 74 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | ZWOLLE AMMONS ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | SARDIS | 52 | $0 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | MANY | 52 | $0 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | FT JESSUP | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2025 | ZWOLLE AMMONS ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | FLORIEN | 52 | $0 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | ZWOLLE AMMONS ARPT | 63 | $0 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | BELMONT | 52 | $0 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | ZWOLLE AMMONS ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | TORO | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Sabine Parish
- Hail 169
- Flash Flood 55
- Tornado 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at near 70 mph resulted in a fishing barge capsizing near the Pirates Cove area along Toledo Bend Lake. Two of the six occupants inside the fishing barge became trapped under the barge and drowned.
Emergency Management and Sheriff Office confirmed the fatality of an elderly man near Zwolle, Louisiana. The man was killed by a fallen tree while lying in the bed of his pickup truck parked in the driveway next to his home.
Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down in and around town. State highway 175 looked like a roadside timber harvest with pines and hardwoods littering ditches. The roof was blown off the High School where students were having classes but no injuries occurred. In addition, several mobile homes were damaged by fallen trees and high winds.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Sabine Parish, Louisiana?
207 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Sabine Parish between 1967 and 2026, causing 6 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Sabine Parish?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Sabine Parish measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Sabine 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 Sabine Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/sabine-parish/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.