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Thunderstorm Wind in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind October 2, 2025 · Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two power poles were snapped in the Cow Island community.

The wider storm

An upper level disturbance moved across the region and interacted with an unstable airmass in place across SW Louisiana. Scattered thunderstorms developed with a couple becoming severe.

Began near Forked Is (29.8200, -92.2600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1297779. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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