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Wind in Richland Parish, Louisiana
210 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Richland Parish, Louisiana, has 210 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 52 different years.
April is the busiest month, with 50 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 96 events against 87 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.6% of the 12,865 wind events recorded in Louisiana; its 37.8 per 100 square miles compares with 29.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
83 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 12 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Louisiana
| Measure | Richland Parish | Louisiana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 210 | 12,865 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 37.8 | 29.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 106.0 | 27.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 56 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | April | April | June |
By year
Seasonality
9Feb
9Mar
18Apr
50May
32Jun
27Jul
12Aug
12Sep
4Oct
9Nov
14Dec
14
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 138 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 210. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $65K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $400K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $55K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $450K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | $150K | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2009 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Oct 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2009 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Mar 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2008 | Strong Wind | 44 mph | — | $200 | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Oct 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Dec 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Dec 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Nov 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Richland Parish had?
210 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Richland Parish?
26 Apr 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 63 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Richland Parish?
The thunderstorm wind of 9 Sep 2019, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $450K.
How does Richland Parish compare with Louisiana for wind?
37.8 events per 100 square miles against 29.8 statewide; the county holds 210 of the state's 12,865 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.