41
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$790K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Assumption Parish, Louisiana: 41 recorded events between 1960 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,795 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Assumption Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Assumption Parish is the 2000s, when 16 of the county's 41 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 Assumption Parish archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 46.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,795 for this hazard and #64 within Louisiana, putting it in the 11.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Assumption Parish with 8 recorded events, while Feb 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | PIERRE PASS | 52 | $1K |
| Apr 25, 2019 | BELLE ROSE | 60 | $0 |
| May 20, 2016 | ELM HALL | 61 | $100K |
| Apr 27, 2015 | MUNSON | 60 | $0 |
| May 22, 2013 | BOEUF | 70 | $50K |
| Mar 21, 2012 | GRAND BAYOU | 60 | $40K |
| Mar 26, 2009 | LABADIEVILLE | 50 | $5K |
| Mar 26, 2009 | PAINCOURTVILLE | 50 | $1K |
| May 16, 2007 | PAINCOURTVILLE | 50 | $5K |
| Aug 9, 2006 | PAINCOURTVILLE | 60 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged three businesses and caused substantial damage to about twenty seven houses and a sheriff's office motor pool. The winds also knocked down numerous trees and power lines. A wind gust of 56 mph was recorded at an automated LSU agricultural station near Paincourtville about four miles north northwest of Napoleonville.
A line of thunderstorms tracked southwest to northeast along Louisiana Highway 401 producing a downburst. The storm survey found evidence of widespread straight line wind damage near 70 mph with isolated damage indicative of winds up to 100 mph. An unoccupied mobile home was rolled and destroyed along with large softwood and hardwood trees snapped or uprooted. Several homes had some damage to siding and roof shingles. Over 30 utility poles were blown down. The damage path was 14 miles long.
Trees and power lines were blown down in many communities in Assumption Parish. Some homes received roof damage. The most concentrated damage was in the Napoleonville and Paincourtville areas. Event time estimated from radar.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Assumption Parish, Louisiana?
41 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Assumption Parish between 1960 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Assumption Parish?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Assumption Parish measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Assumption 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 Assumption Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/assumption-parish/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.