Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 24, 2016

Name: Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 24, 2016
Start: 2016-03-24T01:45
End: 2016-03-24T02:10
Location: Louisiana

March 24, 2016 · NWS SHV · 8 events in 2 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed over Southern Oklahoma and North Texas during the evening of March 23rd, ahead of an upper level trough and associated cold front that were pushing east. These showers and thunderstorms began to weaken as they moved into Southeast Oklahoma and Northeast Texas during the late evening hours as they encountered reduced instability, but some of these storms did produce damaging winds after 1am on March 24th over Northeast Texas before weakening further. The remnants of these strong storms continued to push east ahead of the front during the early morning hours, and developed a cold pool which accelerated east across portions of extreme Eastern Texas into Northern Louisiana and Southern Arkansas along the Arkansas/Louisiana state line. There was little lightning associated with this convection, but they did produce damaging winds which downed a number of trees and power lines throughout the early morning hours over these areas. These damaging winds weakened just before daybreak on the 24th as they moved into more stable air over Southcentral Arkansas and Northcentral Louisiana.

What forecasters said that day

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 Mar 23, 10:04 PM CST, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 10:04 PM CST, 3 hours 41 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1104 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

.AVIATION...
MOSTLY LOW VFR BKN CIGS ACROSS AREA THIS EVE...WITH SOME HIGH MVFR
LOWERING OCCURRING ACROSS NE TX TERMINALS. LINE OF STG/SVR TSTMS
HAS SLOWED DOWN SLIGHTLY AND WILL DELAY ONSET OF STORMS AN HOUR
OR TWO ON 24/06Z ISSUANCE PACKAGE. STORMS TO GRADUALLY
WEAKEN...WITH DECREASED THREAT OF HAIL OR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
40 KTS AFTER 06Z. WINDS TO REMAIN SOUTH PRIOR TO STORM ARRIVAL
AT 10 TO 15 KTS WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 KTS. INDS
SHIFTING FROM W-NW MAINLY 10 TO 15 KTS AFTER STORMS WITH A FEW
MID LVL CLOUDS. BY MID MORNING TO MIDDAY...SKIES BECMG VFR
SKC. /VII/.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 820 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016/

DISCUSSION...
THE EWD PROGRESSION OF THE DRYLINE HAS SLOWED THIS
EVENING...HAVING REACHED JUST E OF A TUL...TO SNL...TO GLE AND MWL
LINE AS OF 01Z. CONVECTION HAS EXPLODED RAPIDLY EARLY THIS EVENING
ALONG THE DRYLINE...AS LARGE SCALE FORCING HAS INCREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN THE RFQ OF A 110KT UPPER JET AHEAD OF THE
TROUGHING EXTENDING FARTHER W FROM WRN KS INTO THE OK/TX
PANHANDLES. STEEP 850-700MB LAPSE RATES AND THE PRESENCE OF A
NARROW TONGUE OF 1000-2000 J/KG MLCAPE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO SVR
CONVECTION FROM ECNTRL OK INTO N TX THIS EVENING...WITH THE SHORT
TERM PROGS SUGGESTING THE CONVECTION WILL REACH OUR EXTREME NW
ZONES OF SE OK/NE TX JUST PRIOR TO 06Z. FARTHER E...THE MOISTURE
PROFILE REMAINS MUCH MORE SHALLOW...AND STILL STRONGLY CAPPED JUST
ABOVE 850MB. HOWEVER...VERY STEEP LAPSE RATES ARE EVIDENT IN THE
H700-500 LYR /PER THE 00Z KSHV RAOB/...WHICH SUGGESTS THE SVR
THREAT MAY CARRY OVER INTO NE TX/WRN AR LATER THIS EVENING AND
POSSIBLY A PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GIVEN THIS INSTABILITY
AND LOW WBZ HEIGHTS...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE FOR THESE AREAS. HOWEVER...MLCAPES SHOULD DIMINISH
FARTHER E INTO EXTREME ERN TX/SW AR LATE...WHICH SHOULD TAPER THE
SVR THREAT.

HAVE MADE QUITE A FEW CHANGES TO THE FORECAST...MAINLY TO LOWER
POPS THIS EVENING AND TRIM BACK SVR WORDING TO JUST THE NW ZONES.
CATEGORICAL/HIGH LIKELY POPS STILL LOOK GOOD AFTER 06Z...WITH THE
CONVECTION QUICKLY DIMINISHING FROM W TO E AFTER 12Z THURSDAY AS
THE COLD FRONT OVERTAKES THE DRYLINE LATER TONIGHT AND RAPIDLY
PUSHES E THROUGH THE AREA. HAVE ALSO TRIMMED BACK POPS THURSDAY
MORNING AS WELL...WITH THE PROGS SUGGESTING A FASTER COLD FROPA.
DID DROP MENTION OF POPS FOR MUCH OF NE TX/EXTREME SW AR THURSDAY
MORNING...BUT MAINTAINED CHANCE/LIKELY POPS FOR MUCH OF SCNTRL
AR/NCNTRL LA. HAVE ALSO REMOVED POPS FOR THE AFTERNOON WITH THE
FRONT CLEARING THE REGION BY MIDDAY AND CONSIDERABLY DRY ADVECTION
SPILLING EWD BEHIND THE FRONT. WILL ALLOW THE CURRENT LAKE WIND
ADVISORY EXPIRE AT 06Z AS SCHEDULED...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN
QUITE MARGINAL THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY OVER SW AR/NCNTRL LA.
HOWEVER...ANOTHER LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AGAIN
THURSDAY FOR MUCH OF THE REGION AS THE POST-FRONTAL WINDS WILL
INCREASE GIVEN THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT.

ZONE UPDATE ALREADY OUT...GRIDS WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  56  62  42  67 /  80  20  10  10
MLU  64  66  43  64 /  70  60  10  10
DEQ  47  59  37  64 /  80  10  10  10
TXK  52  60  41  64 /  80  10  10  10
ELD  58  63  40  63 /  80  40  10  10
TYR  49  61  42  68 /  80  10  10  10
GGG  52  61  41  67 /  80  10  10  10
LFK  56  64  42  68 /  80  20  10  10

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR ARZ050-051-
     059>061-070>073.

LA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR LAZ001>006-
     010>014-017>022.

OK...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR OKZ077.

TX...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR TXZ096-097-
     108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 10:38 AM CST, 15 hours 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1138 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

ARZ070-071-LAZ001-002-010-011-TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-
149>153-241645-
MILLER-LAFAYETTE-CADDO-BOSSIER-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-
TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-
CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-
1138 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM CDT
TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 15-25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 30-35 MPH. A BAND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT.
THESE STORMS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW OF
THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY
DAMAGING WINDS. DEADLY LIGHTNING AND BRIEF BUT LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT IS
ALSO POSSIBLE...BUT NOT LIKELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEKEND...INCLUDING EASTER SUNDAY...DIMINISHING BY LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT.

ARZ050-051-059>061-072-073-LAZ003>006-012>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ165>167-241645-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-COLUMBIA-UNION-
WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE-
NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-ANGELINA-
SAN AUGUSTINE-
1138 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND EAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT THROUGH 11
PM CDT TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 25 TO 30 MPH. A BAND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT.
THESE STORMS WILL DIMINISHING BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW OF
THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER WITH LARGE
HAIL AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS. DEADLY LIGHTNING AND BRIEF BUT
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. AN ISOLATED TORNADO
THREAT IS ALSO POSSIBLE...BUT NOT LIKELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

ANOTHER FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEKEND...INCLUDING EASTER SUNDAY...DIMINISHING BY LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 12:11 AM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
111 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

TXZ096-097-109>112-125-126-240700-
RED RIVER TX-MARION TX-TITUS TX-CAMP TX-CASS TX-UPSHUR TX-MORRIS TX-
BOWIE TX-
111 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN RED RIVER...
MORRIS...CAMP...WESTERN MARION...EASTERN TITUS...SOUTHERN BOWIE...
CASS AND NORTHEASTERN UPSHUR COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...

AT 111 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES EAST OF BOXELDER TO
US 259 AND I 30 INTERSECTION TO NEAR PITTSBURG...AND MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATLANTA...NEW BOSTON...PITTSBURG...NASH...DAINGERFIELD...JEFFERSON...
LINDEN...HUGHES SPRINGS...DE KALB...LONE STAR...QUEEN CITY...NAPLES...ORE
CITY...REDWATER...MAUD...OMAHA...CEDAR SPRINGS...COOKVILLE...DALBY SPRINGS
AND KILDARE.

LAT...LON 3329 9484 3357 9483 3343 9414 3308 9414
      3270 9441 3292 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0610Z 289DEG 39KT 3351 9476 3327 9475 3293 9497

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Special weather statement, Mar 24, 12:56 AM CST, 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
156 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

TXZ111-112-125-126-137-138-240745-
GREGG TX-MARION TX-HARRISON TX-CASS TX-UPSHUR TX-MORRIS TX-
156 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS...HARRISON...
MARION...SOUTHERN CASS...EASTERN UPSHUR AND GREGG COUNTIES UNTIL 245
AM CDT...

AT 156 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING STRONG WINDS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM CEDAR SPRINGS TO NEAR DIANA TO CLARKSVILLE CITY...AND
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LONGVIEW...MARSHALL...KILGORE...WHITE OAK...GLADEWATER...HALLSVILLE...
JEFFERSON...LONE STAR...ORE CITY...CLARKSVILLE CITY...EAST MOUNTAIN...
CEDAR SPRINGS...DIANA...SMITHLAND...KILDARE...MCLEOD...WOODLAWN...LODI...
HARLETON AND BEREA.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3268 9489 3290 9477 3291 9472 3292 9476
      3295 9474 3295 9405 3263 9405 3237 9419
      3237 9446 3239 9448 3239 9451 3241 9455
      3237 9459 3237 9498
TIME...MOT...LOC 0655Z 272DEG 43KT 3286 9472 3269 9482 3252 9492

15

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 12:59 AM CST, 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
159 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

ARZ050-051-059-060-070-TXZ097-112-240745-
HOWARD AR-MILLER AR-HEMPSTEAD AR-LITTLE RIVER AR-SEVIER AR-CASS TX-
BOWIE TX-
159 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LITTLE RIVER...
SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD...NORTHERN MILLER...SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER...CENTRAL
HEMPSTEAD...SOUTHEASTERN BOWIE AND NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTIES UNTIL
245 AM CDT...

AT 159 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING STRONG WINDS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM LOCKESBURG TO NEAR RICHMOND TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MAUD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TEXARKANA...WAKE VILLAGE...ASHDOWN...NASHVILLE...MINERAL SPRINGS...DIERKS...
NASH...HOOKS...REDWATER...RED LICK...LOCKESBURG...WILTON...TOLLETTE...
FULTON...OGDEN...WASHINGTON...BEN LOMOND...CORINTH...RICHMOND AND
SARATOGA.

LAT...LON 3401 9382 3401 9375 3396 9359 3386 9359
      3348 9372 3346 9374 3330 9376 3318 9434
      3354 9431 3400 9430 3418 9383
TIME...MOT...LOC 0658Z 240DEG 38KT 3397 9419 3356 9419 3324 9429

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Local storm report, Mar 24, 1:25 AM CST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
225 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0105 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E MOUNT PLEASANT      33.17N  94.92W
03/24/2016                   TITUS              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CR 4030 AND CR
            4025.

&&

EVENT NUMBER SHV1600254

15

Local storm report, Mar 24, 1:27 AM CST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
227 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GILMER                  32.73N  94.95W
03/24/2016                   UPSHUR             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN GILMER.

&&

EVENT NUMBER SHV1600255

15

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 1:45 AM CST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
245 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

ARZ051-060-061-070>072-240845-
NEVADA AR-HOWARD AR-MILLER AR-HEMPSTEAD AR-LAFAYETTE AR-COLUMBIA AR-
245 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COLUMBIA...LAFAYETTE...
SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD...MILLER...NEVADA AND HEMPSTEAD COUNTIES UNTIL
345 AM CDT...

AT 245 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CRATER OF DIAMONDS
STATE PARK TO NEAR HOPE TO NEAR GENOA TO NEAR RODESSA...AND MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TEXARKANA...MAGNOLIA...HOPE...PRESCOTT...STAMPS...WALDO...LEWISVILLE...
MCNEIL...FOUKE...BRADLEY...TAYLOR...EMMET...BLEVINS...BUCKNER...PERRYTOWN...
ROSSTON...GARLAND...FULTON...WASHINGTON AND WILLISVILLE.

LAT...LON 3399 9370 3395 9353 3396 9347 3396 9338
      3390 9330 3384 9329 3383 9323 3380 9318
      3382 9314 3378 9310 3338 9312 3338 9310
      3303 9324 3303 9404 3358 9391 3357 9390
      3361 9386 3361 9383 3364 9390 3401 9381
TIME...MOT...LOC 0744Z 277DEG 32KT 3397 9370 3368 9369 3340 9382 3302
9400

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The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:44 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: March 24, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, 1.58 mi S of Vivian
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.847, -93.983

Tree down across Highway 1 near JR's Saloon in Vivian.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: March 24, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, 0.33 mi SE of Vivian
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.866, -93.977

Power lines down on Highway 2 near Vivian.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: March 24, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, 1.19 mi N of Superior
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.837, -93.982

A tree fell across Highway 1 near Roy Hoppy Hopkins Road near Vivian.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: March 24, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, 0.49 mi NNW of Vivian Arpt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 32.877, -94.002

A tree fell across Highway 170 near the western outskirts of Vivian.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: March 24, 1:50 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, 2.77 mi ENE of Superior
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.834, -93.935

Trees and power lines down over Mount Gilead Road southeast of Vivian.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: March 24, 1:50 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, 0.96 mi W of Ida
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 33.002, -93.936

Tree down near the intersection of Rodessa-Ida Road and Atlanta-Mira Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: March 24, 2:05 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, 0.77 mi NW of Cavett
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.789, -93.838

Tree down across Highway 3049 between Cedar Bluff and Cavett River Roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: March 24, 2:10 AM CST
Where: Bossier County, 3.88 mi NNW of Hughes
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.830, -93.750

Tree down across Old Plain Dealing Road. Power is out to the Bossier Parish Jail.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

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: 616450, 616451, 616452, 616453, 616454, 616455, 616456, 616457.