Wind events in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana The wind events on record, by date and by year

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NCEI has 388 wind events on record for Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest wind event on record is on 7 Mar 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 117 wind events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

Newest wind events on record

Mar 7 2026

Thunderstorm Wind59 mph (51 knots, measured gust)

At (MLU)MONROE RGNL ARP

Oct 18 2025

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile ENE of FAIRBANKS

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SSE of FRIZZELL

Sep 16 2025

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of FOREST PARK

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of KIROLI WOODS

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile ESE of KIROLI WOODS

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile ENE of STEVEN

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

At HIGHLAND PARK

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles ESE of LAMKIN

Thunderstorm Wind68 mph (59 knots, measured gust)

At (MLU)MONROE RGNL ARP

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles NNE of MILLHAVEN

Aug 18 2025

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles SE of FRIZZELL

Aug 17 2025

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of CARLTON

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of FOREST PARK

Jul 29 2025

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile ESE of HIGHLAND PARK

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At CALHOUN

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNW of CARLTON

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At LAKESHORE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of MONROE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of HIGHLAND PARK

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, measured gust)

At (MLU)MONROE RGNL ARP

May 6 2025

Thunderstorm Wind96 mph (83 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles NNW of LAPINE

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles SSE of PINE GROVE

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of PINE GROVE

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles ENE of LUNA

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Wind speed is in miles per hour, with the knots that NCEI gives.

Wind events by year

Wind events on record for Ouachita Parish by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3
1960s	0	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	4	3	13
1970s	1	2	1	2	7	1	2	2	0	5	23
1980s	2	4	1	3	7	3	4	3	4	3	34
1990s	9	3	5	5	14	6	6	6	6	7	67
2000s	2	7	1	6	5	2	7	8	16	10	64
2010s	14	14	10	15	8	5	4	10	18	5	103
2020s	6	5	11	13	9	36	1 (part of the year)				81

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Thunderstorm wind events are on record from 1955. High wind and strong wind events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan14 events
Feb14 events
Mar31 events
Apr73 events
May55 events
Jun57 events
Jul42 events
Aug33 events
Sep17 events
Oct16 events
Nov22 events
Dec14 events

Magnitudes on record

Wind events on record for Ouachita Parish by wind speed
Wind speed	Level	Events
under 58 mph	below severe threshold	110
58 to 73 mph	severe	245
74 to 95 mph	hurricane-force	30
96 mph and over	extreme	2

Magnitude for wind speeds (e.g., 81 kts, where 1 kt = 1.152 mph) can be estimated by damage caused or measured by official NWS-approved calibrated anemometers. Common measurement types include Measured Gust (MG), Measured Sustained (MS), Estimated Gust (EG), or Estimated Sustained (ES).

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The table has the events with a speed in the record. NCEI gives the speed in knots; 1 knot is 1.151 miles per hour.

Beside the other counties

Wind events on record: Ouachita Parish beside the total of the counties of Louisiana and of the United States
Measure	Ouachita	All counties of Louisiana	All counties of the United States
Wind events, 1955 to 2026	388	12,789	637,939
Events for each 100 square miles	63.6	29.6	18.1
Events for each 10,000 residents	24.4	27.7	19.2

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More wind events on record

Wind events on record for Ouachita Parish, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
6 May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
6 May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
6 May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Mar 2025	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
4 Mar 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
4 Mar 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Feb 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Feb 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jan 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jan 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
9 May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Apr 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Apr 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Apr 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jun 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jun 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jun 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jun 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jun 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Jun 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	0	0	County
31 Mar 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
31 Mar 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
31 Mar 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
2 Jan 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Nov 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
4 Nov 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
26 Jun 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
26 Jun 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Apr 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Apr 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Apr 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Apr 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Apr 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Apr 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Apr 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Sep 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
8 Jun 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
4 May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
4 May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Apr 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Apr 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Apr 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Apr 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Apr 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Apr 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Apr 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Dec 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Dec 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Sep 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Jul 2019	Strong Wind	40 mph	$3 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
13 Apr 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Aug 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Aug 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Aug 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Aug 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	76 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	67 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Apr 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Apr 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Apr 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Apr 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Apr 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Apr 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Apr 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Mar 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Mar 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Mar 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Mar 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Apr 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Apr 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
26 Apr 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	0	0	County
2 Apr 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
2 Apr 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Mar 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Mar 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Mar 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Mar 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Mar 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Jul 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Jul 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	none	0	0	County
8 Mar 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Dec 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	61 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jun 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Apr 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	$1.0 million	0	1	County
6 Sep 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	40 mph	$30 thousand	0	0	County
14 Apr 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	$50 thousand	0	0	County
21 Dec 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	$2.5 million	0	0	County
11 Aug 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	$30 thousand	0	0	County
28 Jun 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	77 mph	$70 thousand	0	0	County
1 Jun 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	County
2 Apr 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	$20 thousand	0	0	County
2 Apr 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	61 mph	$15 thousand	0	0	County
2 Apr 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	$10 thousand	0	0	County
26 Apr 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	$30 thousand	0	0	County
26 Apr 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$500	0	0	County
26 Apr 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$200	0	0	County
16 Aug 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	$60 thousand	0	0	County
1 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$50 thousand	0	0	County
20 May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	$15 thousand	0	0	County
9 Oct 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$40 thousand	0	0	County
18 Apr 2009	Strong Wind	51 mph	$50 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
27 Dec 2008	Strong Wind	49 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
3 Aug 2008	Strong Wind	49 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
4 Apr 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$400 thousand	0	0	County
18 Mar 2008	Strong Wind	56 mph	$250 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2008	Strong Wind	51 mph	$10 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
8 Jun 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	$35 thousand	0	0	County
30 May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	$20 thousand	0	0	County
3 May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	none	0	1	County
3 May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	66 mph	$20 thousand	0	0	County
25 Apr 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$150 thousand	0	0	County
4 May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$50 thousand	0	0	County
5 Aug 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	68 mph	$25 thousand	0	0	County
17 Jul 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	67 mph	$40 thousand	0	0	County
7 May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	67 mph	$40 thousand	0	0	County
16 Aug 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	$45 thousand	0	0	County
24 Aug 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	not recorded	$500	0	0	County
26 Apr 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	$30 thousand	0	0	County
2 Mar 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	104 mph	$175 thousand	0	2	County
5 Jun 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	$20 thousand	0	0	County
10 Feb 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$100 thousand	0	0	County
17 Jun 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	86 mph	$15 thousand	0	0	County
27 May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	115 mph	$3.0 million	0	0	County
20 Apr 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$50	0	0	County
5 Nov 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	County
5 Nov 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	County
26 Jul 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500	0	0	County
26 Jul 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500	0	0	County
26 Jul 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500	0	0	County
26 Jul 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500	0	0	County
26 Jul 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500	0	0	County
18 Jul 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500	0	0	County
7 Jul 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500 thousand	0	0	County
10 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500	0	0	County
29 May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500	0	0	County
29 May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500	0	0	County
12 Apr 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	County
12 Apr 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500	0	0	County
1 Sep 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500 thousand	0	0	County
14 Apr 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$50 thousand	0	0	County
9 Feb 1990	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	1	1	County
23 Oct 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	1	County
6 Jul 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	1	0	County
7 May 1971	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Mar 1970	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
4 Sep 1969	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 1969	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	none	0	0	County
25 May 1969	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Nov 1968	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Jun 1968	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
30 May 1968	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
11 May 1968	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
26 Nov 1965	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Jul 1965	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Nov 1964	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 1963	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Nov 1961	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Sep 1961	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Apr 1959	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jul 1957	Thunderstorm Wind	61 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jul 1957	Thunderstorm Wind	61 mph	none	0	0	County

The site keeps 198 of the 388 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Shreveport, LA (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Wind events on record for Ouachita Parish, Louisiana". https://countyhazards.com/county/la/ouachita/wind/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most wind events on record for Ouachita Parish?: April has 73 of the 388 wind events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many wind events are on record for Louisiana?: NCEI has 12,865 wind events on record for Louisiana from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Ouachita Parish compare with the other counties of Louisiana?: The counties of Louisiana have 29.6 wind events for each 100 square miles. Ouachita Parish has 63.6.
How fast is the wind on record for Ouachita Parish?: 277 wind events have a speed of 58 mph or more. 32 events have a speed of 74 mph or more.