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Thunderstorm Wind in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind March 15, 2025 · St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$5K
Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple powerlines down due to thunderstorm winds across rural northeastern St. Helena Parish.

The wider storm

A potent weather system impacted the local area, producing a rare EF-4 tornado. Only a few tornadoes that strong have developed in the local forecast area. That tornado started its path in northern Tangipahoa Parish and continued on its 60+ mile long path. The environment needed for violent and long lived tornadoes, were in place right as a cold front approached from the west.

Began near Liverpool (30.9400, -90.6800).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1250420. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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