Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Thunderstorm Wind in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

84

Recorded events

1

Direct deaths

3

Direct injuries

$796K

Property damage

Thunderstorm Wind in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana: 84 recorded events between 1965 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 60. That places the county #2,409 nationally and #56 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Thunderstorm Wind in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana: events per decade

Thunderstorm Wind in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana: recorded events per decade
Thunderstorm Wind in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in St. Martin Parish is the 2020s, when 21 of the county's 84 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 St. Martin Parish archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 44.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,409 for this hazard and #56 within Louisiana, putting it in the 23.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

5Jan
5Feb
9Mar
9Apr
16May
16Jun
3Jul
6Aug
3Sep
2Oct
6Nov
4Dec

May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in St. Martin Parish with 16 recorded events, while Oct 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

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
Jun 14, 1992010$0
Apr 26, 1997BREAUX BRIDGE003$20K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Feb 14, 2026BREAUX BRIDGE50$1K
Jun 13, 2025BREAUX BRIDGE50$1K
Mar 24, 2025BREAUX BRIDGE50$0
Jun 1, 2024RUTH50$0
Jun 1, 2024BREAUX BRIDGE50$0
Jun 1, 2024CECELIA50$0
May 17, 2024CATAHOULA50$1K
May 17, 2024RUTH50$5K
May 17, 2024PATIN50$5K
May 17, 2024ISLE LABBE50$10K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana?

84 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in St. Martin Parish between 1965 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in St. Martin Parish?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in St. Martin Parish measured 60.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for St. Martin 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.

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“Thunderstorm Wind in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/st-martin-parish/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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