Thunderstorm Wind in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana: 123 recorded events between 1969 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,894 nationally and #46 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in LaSalle Parish is the 2010s, when 28 of the county's 123 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 LaSalle Parish archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,894 for this hazard and #46 within Louisiana, putting it in the 39.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in LaSalle Parish with 21 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.

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Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana?

123 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in LaSalle Parish between 1969 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in LaSalle Parish?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in LaSalle Parish measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for LaSalle 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.