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Thunderstorm Wind in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind July 29, 2025 · Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Robert (30.5100, -90.3700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1286890. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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