275
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
7
Direct injuries
$967K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana: 275 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #557 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Tangipahoa Parish is the 1990s, when 77 of the county's 275 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 Tangipahoa Parish archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 56.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #557 for this hazard and #12 within Louisiana, putting it in the 82.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Tangipahoa Parish with 41 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
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 1998 | LORANGER | 0 | 0 | 3 | $25K |
| Jun 24, 2014 | KENTWOOD | 52 | 0 | 2 | $20K |
| May 12, 2017 | HAMMOND | 55 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 1993 | Natalbany | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | TICKFAW | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | LEES LNDG | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | CAMPBELL | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | WADESBORO | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | HAMMOND MUNI ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | HOLTON | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | BAPTIST | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | ROSELAND | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | ACCOLA | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | SPRINGCREEK | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Tangipahoa Parish
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree which fell on a van and the roof of a garage. The van was destroyed while the garage roof suffered only minor damage. Several large tree limbs were also reported blown down in southern Tangipahoa Parish near Hammond.
A NWS storm survey showed a 5 mile long path of straight line thunderstorm wind damage north of Louisiana Highway 16 stretching from west to east. Multiple hardwood trees were blown down facing eastward about a mile north of Highway 16. No reports of injuries or fatalities.
About 100 to 200 trees were reported downed in Kentwood and northeast of Kentwood. Several power lines were reported downed. Roof damage was reported to the Kentwood Hardware Store and several homes. A few houses and mobile homes were damaged from falling trees.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana?
275 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Tangipahoa Parish between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Tangipahoa Parish?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Tangipahoa Parish measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/tangipahoa-parish/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.