104
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$980K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana: 104 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,170 nationally and #51 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Vermilion Parish is the 2000s, when 33 of the county's 104 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 Vermilion Parish archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 38.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,170 for this hazard and #51 within Louisiana, putting it in the 30.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Vermilion Parish with 16 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1992 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $0 | |
| May 17, 2002 | PECAN IS | 50 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2025 | FORKED IS | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 3, 2024 | GUEYDAN | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 2, 2024 | WEST ERATH | 50 | $2K |
| May 17, 2024 | LEROY | 53 | $0 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | LEROY | 50 | $7K |
| Jan 25, 2024 | INDIAN BAYOU | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | ABBEVILLE MUNI ARPT | 50 | $5K |
| May 10, 2023 | KAPLAN | 50 | $1K |
| Apr 16, 2023 | ESTHER | 50 | $0 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | LEROY | 50 | $3K |
Other hazards here
More from Vermilion Parish
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An NWS Storm Survey found a large downburst struck southern Vermilion Parish from Forked Island northeastward through the communities of Theall, Esther, and Mouton Cove. The public reported a wind gust of 75 mph in Forked Island, where a pickup truck was pushed a short distance. Minor damage occurred to roofs and siding of mobile homes in Theall. A home weather station in Mouton Cove measured a wind gust of 80 mph, while the public estimated sustained winds as high as 70 mph in Esther. Several trees and power lines were blown down along the path, including in Theall, Mouton Cove, and on Highway 82 west of Highway 333.
KATC-TV reported wind damage along Olias Road southeast of Erath. The roof of one trailer home was partially peeled off and the adjacent carport was blown down. Debris from the home was wrapped around a telephone pole and boards implanted in the ground. Two sheds at nearby homes were turned over and damaged.
A motorist pulled into a drive way to turn around near the intersection of East and Lafayette Streets to avoid a fallen tree in the street when another tree fell. The second tree fell on the back of the car crushing the trunk and back window. When the trees fell power lines were also pulled down cutting power to around 100 area residents.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana?
104 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Vermilion Parish between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Vermilion Parish?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Vermilion Parish measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Vermilion 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 Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/vermilion-parish/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.