A complex of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the morning hours of July 14th over Southern Kansas and Northern Oklahoma ahead of an upper level shortwave trough, and quickly spread east southeast across Eastern Oklahoma into Southeast Oklahoma, Central and Southwest Arkansas during the mid and late afternoon hours. As these storms moved into Southwest Arkansas, they tracked along…
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
A complex of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the morning hours of July 14th over Southern Kansas and Northern Oklahoma ahead of an upper level shortwave trough, and quickly spread east southeast across Eastern Oklahoma into Southeast Oklahoma, Central and Southwest Arkansas during the mid and late afternoon hours. As these storms moved into Southwest Arkansas, they tracked along a residual outflow boundary from a complex of showers and thunderstorms that moved through Southwest and Central Arkansas earlier that morning. Strong heating and instability developed along and south of this surface boundary during the afternoon, resulting in these storms intensifying across the southern half of Arkansas. As a result, widespread wind damage in the form of numerous downed trees, power lines, and some structural damage was reported across Northern McCurtain County Oklahoma and much of Southwest Arkansas, with these severe thunderstorms producing a strong cold pool/gust front which accelerated south. The severe gust front itself produced 60+ mph wind gusts, which downed trees and power lines well ahead of these thunderstorms, with the storms themselves also producing wind damage. The storms then developed southward into the eastern sections of North Central Louisiana during the evening behind the severe gust front, downing additional trees and power lines. The gust front began to gradually weaken after it moved south of Interstate 20, with wind damage reports becoming more sporadic before eventually diminishing over Central Louisiana just prior to midnight.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 14, 5:50 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Shreveport LA 650 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016 .UPDATE... Strong convective complex producing damaging winds across southern Arkansas continues to move south. Instability still sufficient to support severe thunderstorms across portions of north-central and northeast Louisiana through the next several hours. Therefore, went ahead and extended the severe watch #385 across these areas. Otherwise, trimmed watch back across locations in the wake of the convective complex including portions of northeast Texas and southeast Oklahoma. /05/ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 342 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016/ DISCUSSION... For the most part, today has been another carbon copy of heat and humidity, with heat indices just flirting with the 105 degree heat index threshold for heat advisory. However, subtle changes in position of upper ridge has allowed for a nw flow aloft pattern to infringe upon northern portions of the area...further cooling of mid lvl temps. A decayed nocturnal mcs has redeveloped over OK and movg sewd into area packing a big punch with widespread winds of 40 or more mph...and intense lgt strikes. Svr tstm watch issued for se OK/sw AR/and extreme ne corner of TX...until 9 pm. have upped pops to high end chance across northern portions of area, and expanded slgt chc to cover remainder of LA/TX and to include the entire overnight hours. NW flow to continue Friday, and gradually weakening over the wknd as the upper ridge expands once again as it begins to move into the central plains. Will see sct convection for much of the area on Friday, with coverage becmg questionable Saturday and finally minimal coverage of any convection by Sunday. Of course, with nw flow cannot assume that all convection will be diurnal. By early next week will see temps climb back into upper 90s and possibly near 100 with a more easterly flow locking in higher dewpoints, and any possible convection limited to more sea breeze type, as the upper ridge moves to a more northerly position, relative to our area. With that said, heat advisories may possibly be needed next week./VII/. PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 104 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016/ AVIATION... Mostly VFR conditions will continue through much of the 14/18Z TAF period. A sct cu field has developed over E TX/N LA early this afternoon...with SW AR expected to fill in by mid-afternoon. A stationary outflow bndry from morning convection over Cntrl AR is now focusing some cu towers just SW of HOT...to a LLQ and GLH line...with sct convection possibly developing by mid to late afternoon along it...shifting SSE late in the day. Any convection that develops along this bndry may near the ELD terminal by 00Z...but confidence remains too low to mention in the TAF attm. A larger cluster of convection has developed over Cntrl/NE OK early this afternoon...which should shift ESE into Wrn and Cntrl AR between 20-24Z. This convection may build farther Swd into extreme SE OK/SW AR by 00Z...and could affect the TXK/ELD terminals between 00-04Z. Will continue to monitor the current radar trends with amendments possible as confidence increases later today. Locally gusty winds...reduced vsbys...and MVFR cigs would be possible in/near the convection before it diminishes by late evening. Considerable convective debris should linger overnight/Friday morning...with additional sct -SHRA redevelopment possible over SW AR...with the higher confidence affecting the ELD terminal. Low MVFR cigs should develop between 09-12Z over the WSW portions of E TX...affecting the TYR/GGG/LFK terminals through mid-morning before scattering out. SSW winds 8-12kts this afternoon will diminish to 4-7kts after 00Z. /15/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 78 96 77 96 / 20 20 20 20 MLU 76 95 76 92 / 30 30 30 30 DEQ 74 94 75 94 / 40 30 20 20 TXK 76 95 76 96 / 40 30 20 20 ELD 75 93 76 93 / 40 30 30 30 TYR 77 97 77 97 / 20 10 20 20 GGG 77 97 77 96 / 20 10 20 20 LFK 75 97 77 96 / 20 10 10 20 && .SHV Watches/Warnings/Advisories... AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None. && 05
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1154 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016 LAZ001>003-010>013-017>022-TXZ108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153- 165>167-151700- CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-SABINE- NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP- MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK- PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE- 1154 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ARE A REMOTE POSSIBILITY ACROSS PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. RAIN CHANCES BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK NEXT WEEK WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WORK WEEK CLIMBING TO NEAR 100 DEGREES ACROSS THE ENTIRE FOUR STATE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ004>006-014-OKZ077-TXZ096-097- 151700- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- COLUMBIA-UNION-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-OUACHITA-MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER- BOWIE- 1154 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016 ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BEGIN TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON...WITH THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE POSSIBLY BECOMING SCATTERED BY THE EVENING HOURS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BEGIN TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON...WITH THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE POSSIBLY BECOMING SCATTERED BY THE EVENING HOURS. ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS DURING AFTERNOON HEATING TODAY COULD PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. OTHERWISE...THE HEAT WILL BE ON ONCE AGAIN TODAY WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ECLIPSING THE 100 DEGREE MARK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. RAIN CHANCES BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK NEXT WEEK WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WORK WEEK CLIMBING TO NEAR 100 DEGREES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. VII
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
537 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW NASHVILLE 33.96N 93.88W
07/14/2016 HOWARD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN NORTH AND WEST OF NASHVILLE... AS WELL AS
COUNTY WIDE
&&
EVENT NUMBER SHV1600605
25PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
538 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0505 PM TSTM WND DMG HORATIO 33.94N 94.36W
07/14/2016 SEVIER AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY BUT HEAVIEST
DAMAGE IN HORATIO AND LOCKSBURG AREA
&&
EVENT NUMBER SHV1600606
25SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
622 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
ARZ070>072-LAZ001>004-TXZ112-126-150000-
MILLER AR-LAFAYETTE AR-COLUMBIA AR-CLAIBORNE LA-BOSSIER LA-
WEBSTER LA-CADDO LA-MARION TX-CASS TX-
622 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA...SOUTHERN
LAFAYETTE AND SOUTHERN MILLER COUNTIES...NORTHWESTERN CADDO...
NORTHERN BOSSIER...NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER AND NORTHWESTERN CLAIBORNE
PARISHES...EASTERN MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM
CDT...
AT 622 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG GUST
FRONT FROM STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS.
THIS GUST FRONT EXTENDED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ATLANTA TO
6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CANFIELD...AND MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
GUST FRONT. THE TEXARKANA REGIONAL AIRPORT MEASURED A WIND
GUST OF 45 MPH WITH THIS FRONT.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATLANTA...SPRINGHILL...VIVIAN...HAYNESVILLE...QUEEN
CITY...CULLEN...PLAIN
DEALING...OIL
CITY...SAREPTA...BRADLEY...TAYLOR...EMERSON...HOSSTON...
RODESSA...IDA...SHONGALOO...GILLIAM...SMITHLAND...BRIGHTSTAR AND
KILDARE.
LAT...LON 3295 9294 3273 9410 3274 9414 3272 9417
3316 9434 3330 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 309DEG 37KT 3312 9420 3325 9355
15PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
626 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM TSTM WND DMG HOPE 33.67N 93.59W
07/14/2016 HEMPSTEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN IN HOPE AND OUTSIDE
THE CITY LIMITS AS WELL
&&
EVENT NUMBER SHV1600607
25PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
634 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE ASHDOWN 33.69N 94.10W
07/14/2016 LITTLE RIVER AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN ON JACKS ISLE ROAD AND
HIGHWAY 32 NEAR MILLWOOD LAKE
&&
EVENT NUMBER SHV1600608
25SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
706 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
LAZ001-TXZ126-138-150100-
CADDO LA-MARION TX-HARRISON TX-
706 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CADDO PARISH...HARRISON AND
MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
AT 706 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF
ORE CITY TO NEAR GILLIAM...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.
STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR OR JUST BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHREVEPORT...BOSSIER CITY...MARSHALL...VIVIAN...HALLSVILLE...
GREENWOOD...BLANCHARD...WASKOM...JEFFERSON...OIL CITY...
MOORINGSPORT...HOSSTON...BELCHER...GILLIAM...SMITHLAND...WOODLAWN...
LODI...HARLETON...BEREA AND KARNACK.
LAT...LON 3288 9382 3286 9380 3285 9381 3284 9378
3280 9382 3279 9382 3280 9379 3277 9379
3272 9383 3273 9380 3264 9379 3260 9374
3259 9377 3254 9376 3254 9377 3250 9371
3249 9372 3238 9369 3241 9466 3288 9468
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 346DEG 27KT 3283 9458 3287 9381
15The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:11 UTC.
12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were downed across the northern portion of the parish in and around Springhill, Louisiana.
Upwards of 15 trees were downed near Hwy. 79 as well as powerlines downed that started fires on Alt. 2 and Oil Center Road in Haynesville and Stand Pipe Road and Camp Road.
Numerous trees were downed across the entire parish.
Trees were downed across the entire northern portion of the parish.
A tree was downed in Farmerville, Louisiana near the National Weather Service's Cooperative Observers location.
Damage was reported to the Sheriff's Office in Farmerville, Louisiana.
The metal roof was blown off a carwash in the community of Marion, Louisiana.
Numerous trees were downed across the parish.
A lrage tree was downed on Whites Ferry Road in West Monroe, Louisiana.
Several trees were downed throughout the parish including powerlines taken down resulting in power outages.
Several trees and powerlines were downed across the entire parish.
A tree was down north of Olla, Louisiana.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, July 2016
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 637845, 637847, 637848, 637850, 637851, 637852, 637853, 637854, 637855, 637856, 637859, 637860.