43
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$113K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in St. James Parish, Louisiana: 43 recorded events between 1979 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 73. That places the county #2,775 nationally and #63 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in St. James Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in St. James Parish is the 1990s, when 20 of the county's 43 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. James Parish archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,775 for this hazard and #63 within Louisiana, putting it in the 12.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in St. James Parish with 9 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2025 | LUTCHER | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | CONVENT | 52 | $6K |
| May 15, 2023 | VACHERIE | 52 | $7K |
| Apr 13, 2021 | CONVENT | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2019 | GRAMERCY | 60 | $0 |
| May 4, 2019 | WELCOME | 60 | $0 |
| May 20, 2016 | CONVENT | 60 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2015 | GRAMERCY | 60 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2014 | GRAMERCY | 61 | $20K |
| Mar 12, 2012 | GRAND PT | 60 | $3K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Law enforcement reported areas of damage, including a tree across a roadway, utility pole damage and roof damage within the cities of Lutcher and Gramercy. Damage likely from a thunderstorm downburst. Event time was estimated based on radar.
Trees were reported blown down on numerous roads and highways around Convent and Vacherie in St. James Parish. A roof was blown off a home in St. James. A RV was flipped and two others blown off jacks at the Sugar Hill RV Resort. The event time was estimated by radar.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in St. James Parish, Louisiana?
43 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in St. James Parish between 1979 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in St. James Parish?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in St. James Parish measured 73.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for St. James 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 St. James Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/st-james-parish/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.