Thunderstorm Wind — Tangipahoa, Louisiana

2025-07-29 · near Robert, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Event narrative

A post on social media showed a tree downed by thunderstorm winds along Old Covington Highway in Hammond.

Wider weather episode

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi on July 29, 2025, along a weak boundary. In Pearl River County, MS, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted near Caesar, with a house losing shingles, an outbuilding destroyed, and several large pecan trees downed. Additional damage was reported in Hammond, LA, where thunderstorm winds downed a tree along Old Covington Highway. Over the waters, the SHBL1 station on Lake Borgne measured a wind gust of 51 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1286890. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.