Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, May 6, 2025

Name: Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, May 6, 2025
Start: 2025-05-06T11:55
End: 2025-05-06T20:15
Location: Louisiana

May 6, 2025 · NWS SHV · 43 events in 12 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $775,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 43

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.

An upper level low pressure system over the Desert Southwest shifted east through the Intermountain West on May 6th, inducing surface low development over West Texas. This also resulted in a tightening pressure gradient across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley, with increased southerly low level winds allowing for a warm front to shift north to the I-20 corridor of East Texas and North Louisiana before becoming stationary later in the day. A warm, moist, and unstable air mass developed during the 6th south of the front, as large scale forcing increased near and south of the front ahead of the upper trough. As a result, showers and thunderstorms, some of which became severe, developed across East Texas and North Louisiana, producing damaging winds, locally heavy rainfall, and isolated tornadoes. Given the already saturated grounds from heavy rainfall that fell only several days prior, flash flooding was also observed through the afternoon and evening.

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 May 6, 9:07 AM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Showers and thunderstorms, including severe thunderstorms, will develop across the area over the next 24 hours.
Dangerous flash flooding will be the primary life-threatening hazard from multiple rounds of strong thunderstorms
Severe thunderstorms will still have the potential to produce damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes, especially in Deep East Texas this afternoon into the evening. Over the next 12-18 hours the atmosphere will continue to modify with the approach of a warm frontal boundary. This will set the stage for heavy rainfall from showers and thunderstorms as PWAT values surpass 1.5 inches (approaching 90th percentile for this time of the year) through Tuesday. Any thunderstorms that develop in East Texas could be severe with damaging winds and large hail. Further south in Deep East Texas, surface winds will gain a more southwesterly component, boosting tornado potential in that area. With any damaging winds, trees with waterlogged root systems may be more susceptible to being blown over. Temperature maximums/minimums will remain near or just above normal (80s and 60s respectively). /16/ &&

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 9:07 AM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1007 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...New UPDATE...

.UPDATE...
Issued at 955 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

Within the last half hour, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been
issued across the majority of the SHV responsible ETX counties as
elevated thunderstorms north of an advancing warm front have
initiated. Hail and wind will be the primary concern with these
storms through the afternoon. Question for later this afternoon
comes in the form of how far north the warm front stretched across
the Gulf Coast advances north into Deep East Texas and West-
Central Louisiana. Along and south of this boundary, a volatile
environment with supportive SBCAPE and deep layer shear will
allow for rotating updrafts, where a tornado threat will likely
prevail through the mid to late afternoon hours, into the early
evening. Given current model trends, downstream watch issuance
will be likely in the aforementioned regions.

KNAPP

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Tuesday through Wednesday)
Issued at 355 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Showers and thunderstorms, including severe thunderstorms, will
  develop across the area over the next 24 hours.

- Dangerous flash flooding will be the primary life-threatening
  hazard from multiple rounds of strong thunderstorms

- Severe thunderstorms will still have the potential to produce
  damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes, especially in Deep
  East Texas this afternoon into the evening.

Over the next 12-18 hours the atmosphere will continue to modify
with the approach of a warm frontal boundary. This will set the
stage for heavy rainfall from showers and thunderstorms as PWAT
values surpass 1.5 inches (approaching 90th percentile for this
time of the year) through Tuesday. Any thunderstorms that develop
in East Texas could be severe with damaging winds and large hail.
Further south in Deep East Texas, surface winds will gain a more
southwesterly component, boosting tornado potential in that area.
With any damaging winds, trees with waterlogged root systems may
be more susceptible to being blown over. Temperature maximums/minimums
will remain near or just above normal (80s and 60s respectively).
/16/

 &&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday Night through Tuesday)
Issued at 355 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

Wrap-around troughing, in combination with the attendant frontal
boundary over parts of the Gulf Coast, will keep active weather in
place through most of the rest of the week. Given WPC QPF
estimates, an additional 1-1.5 inches of rainfall is likely
(especially in southern zones) on top of wet soils. Over time, the
runoff from the storms earlier in the week will make its way to
area rivers, producing longer-term flooding in some areas. Drier
northerly flow is expected to return by this weekend as the
surface trough axis shifts eastward, and the upper-level trough
remains somewhat over the Ark-La-Miss deflecting remaining
precipitation chances away from the area. /16/

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 617 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

Already seeing some -SHRA near and south of the I-20 corridor and
even some elevated -TSRA just south of the corridor across N LA.
This activity is rather scattered but have accounted for it with
VCTS and TEMPO groups that should hold us until the bigger show
today where TSRA will prevail through the afternoon hours. Went
back to VCTS across most terminal locations through the evening
before ending convective weather and hitting the possibility of
fog developing late tonight towards the tail end of the 12z TAF
period along with LIFR ceilings, especially across our NE TX
terminal locations. Winds will be from the east to east southeast
through the day with sustained winds near 10kts with higher gusts.
Look for winds to become variable and decouple this evening into
the overnight hours.

13

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Issued at 355 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

Spotter activation is expected later today as early as midday and
continuing through the evening. /16/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  71  66  83  65 /  90  70  20  20
MLU  72  64  82  64 /  90  90  40  30
DEQ  69  59  78  58 /  90  70  10  20
TXK  70  62  80  61 / 100  70  10  20
ELD  71  60  81  61 /  90  90  20  20
TYR  71  64  81  63 / 100  40  10  20
GGG  71  63  81  62 / 100  50  20  20
LFK  74  66  84  64 /  90  60  30  30

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for ARZ050-051-059>061-
     070>073.

LA...Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for LAZ001>006-010>014-
     017>022.

OK...Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for OKZ077.

TX...Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for TXZ096-097-108>112-
     124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.

&&

SHORT TERM...16
LONG TERM....16
AVIATION...13

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 6, 11:14 AM CST, 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1214 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

ARZ059-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108-109-061800-
McCurtain OK-Franklin TX-Bowie TX-Red River TX-Titus TX-Little
River AR-
1214 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL LITTLE RIVER...RED
RIVER...NORTHWESTERN BOWIE...SOUTHERN MCCURTAIN...NORTHEASTERN
FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN TITUS COUNTIES UNTIL 1 PM CDT...

At 1214 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Boxelder, moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Clarksville, Foreman, Boxelder, Idabel, De Kalb, Bagwell,
  Manchester, Wilkerson, Arkinda, Valliant, Talco, Avery, Millerton,
  Annona, Haworth, Garvin, English, Bryarly, Harris and Beaverdams.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3395 9523 3396 9522 3394 9516 3403 9516
      3378 9433 3334 9479 3335 9480 3337 9481
      3332 9481 3329 9484 3335 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 190DEG 28KT 3350 9494

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

26

Special weather statement, May 6, 11:21 AM CST, 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1221 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

TXZ136-149-061745-
Cherokee TX-Smith TX-
1221 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE AND
SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT...

At 1221 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Maydelle, or 10 miles southwest of Jacksonville, moving north
at 65 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and half inch size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Tyler, Jacksonville, Whitehouse, Rusk, Bullard, Troup, Mount
  Selman, Mixon, Reese, Maydelle, New Summerfield, Noonday,
  Gallatin, Cuney, Teaselville and Concord.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3215 9548 3220 9546 3224 9549 3225 9547
      3228 9546 3218 9499 3215 9499 3172 9519
      3176 9540 3182 9540 3184 9541 3184 9545
      3193 9542 3196 9545 3199 9545 3202 9543
      3204 9544 3205 9542 3207 9544 3208 9542
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 190DEG 55KT 3184 9535

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

26

Special weather statement, May 6, 11:23 AM CST, 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1223 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

TXZ124-125-136-137-061800-
Smith TX-Upshur TX-Wood TX-Gregg TX-
1223 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL GREGG...CENTRAL
SMITH...SOUTHWESTERN UPSHUR AND SOUTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 1
PM CDT...

At 1223 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
over Tyler, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Tyler, Longview, Whitehouse, White Oak, Gladewater, Lindale,
  Quitman, Big Sandy, Hawkins, Clarksville City, East Mountain,
  Hoard, Liberty City, Hainesville, New Chapel Hill, Winona, Union
  Grove, Warren City and Red Springs.

LAT...LON 3261 9544 3280 9543 3255 9478 3221 9524
      3230 9545 3231 9545 3232 9546 3232 9545
      3233 9546 3233 9545 3236 9545 3237 9546
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 209DEG 51KT 3234 9530

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

26

Special weather statement, May 6, 11:47 AM CST, 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1247 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

ARZ059-070-TXZ097-112-061815-
Little River AR-Miller AR-Cass TX-Bowie TX-
1247 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LITTLE RIVER...
NORTHWESTERN MILLER...NORTHEASTERN CASS AND SOUTHEASTERN BOWIE
COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM CDT...

At 1247 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Atlanta, moving north at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Mount Pleasant, Queen City, Maud, Mandeville, Nash, Red Hill, Domino,
Douglassville, Leary, Redwater, Pleasant Hill, Texarkana, Hervey, Red
Lick, Atlanta, Red Bank, Wake Village, Homan, Genoa, and Hooks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for
northeastern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3351 9377 3350 9377 3298 9423 3303 9442
      3363 9435
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 191DEG 50KT 3312 9429

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Local storm report, May 6, 11:51 AM CST, 4 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1251 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

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

1245 PM     Hail             4 SE Noonday            32.20N 95.35W
05/06/2025  M1.00 Inch       Smith              TX   Broadcast Media

            Report of quarter sized hail in Flint, TX.

&&

AEC

Local storm report, May 6, 11:54 AM CST, 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1254 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

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

1252 PM     Hail             3 ESE Noonday           32.23N 95.35W
05/06/2025  E1.00 Inch       Smith              TX   Broadcast Media

            Report of quarter sized hail in Gresham, TX.

&&

AEC

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:56 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

25 thunderstorm wind, 12 flash flood, 4 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Caddo

When: May 6, 11:55 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, 0.63 mi S of Superior
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 32.811, -93.982

Half dollar size hail fell just south of Vivian. Report from mPING.

Hail, Caddo

When: May 6, 12:55 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, 2.18 mi NE of Blanchard
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 32.602, -93.853

Quarter size hail fell near Northwood High School in Blanchard.

Hail, Bossier

When: May 6, 1:16 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, 0.62 mi W of Benton
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 32.698, -93.741

Quarter size hail fell in Benton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When: May 6, 2:12 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County, 3.03 mi E of Reidheimer
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.117, -92.928

A tree was blown down on LA 126 near the Natchitoches/Winn Parish line.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: May 6, 2:20 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, 2.71 mi W of Keatchie
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 32.175, -93.966

A tree was blown down on Highway 172 near Blueberry Trail.

Tornado, Caddo

When: May 6, 2:26 PM CST to 2:40 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, 2.29 mi E of Halls Store to 0.97 mi NNW of La Rosen
Rating: EF1
Path length: 12.69 mi
Path width: 810 yd
Property damage: $775,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 32.315, -93.991

A strong EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 105 mph|touched down across a heavily wooded area north of Springridge-Texas |Line Road and west of Providence Road, where it tracked behind and adjacent to Providence Baptist Church, where multiple trees were snapped and uprooted, particularly in the church cemetery along Providence Road. The tornado moved northeast across the end of Adams and Sebastian Roads, where it was strongest and |widest, with numerous trees snapped and uprooted. At least a few |homes had trees fall on them at both of these locations, before the |tornado tracked across Highway 169 (Greenwood-Springridge Road), |where additional trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado then |moved across Woolworth Road near and just north of the Caddo Parish |landfill, where additional trees were downed. It should be noted that |damaging southwest winds just south of the tornadic circulation downed |at least one tree and large limbs at the Caddo Parish landfill, although |access to the landfill was not available beyond the office area. The |tornado then entered the city limits in Southwest Shreveport in the|Newcastle subdivision, where multiple trees were snapped and uprooted. |At least two homes on Lytham Drive and one on North Heatherstone Drive|had trees fall on them, although the tornado began to weaken as it |crossed Dean Road/Cedar Creek Drive north of Bert Kouns Industrial Loop. |Damage was mostly confined to snapped large limbs along Brandon Drive, |Rosedown Place, and Twelve Oaks Drive, before the tornado crossed the |track and athletic field on the north side of Southwood High School. |No damage was observed to the school itself, although a large pine|tree was uprooted across the street at the Dollar General at the|corner of Walker Road and Mackey Lane. The tree crushed an|adjacent fence, and two vehicles in front of the dollar store,|while some shingles were lifted up on a southward facing private|apartment adjacent to the store. Additional large limbs were|snapped along Mackey Lane before the tornado finally lifted|shortly before reaching Summer Grove Baptist Church.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: May 6, 2:44 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, 2.04 mi SSE of Stonewall
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.255, -93.802

A tree was blown down on Hall Road.

Hail, Bossier

When: May 6, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, 0.3 mi WNW of Elm Grove
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 32.351, -93.555

Quarter size hail fell in Elm Grove.

Tornado, Bossier

When: May 6, 2:54 PM CST to 2:57 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, 3.81 mi WSW of Lake Bistineau South to 1.9 mi W of Lake Bistineau South
Rating: EF0
Path length: 2.28 mi
Path width: 340 yd
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 32.352, -93.462

A brief line-embedded tornado with estimated maximum winds near 80 mph touched down along LA Hwy 154 between Elm Grove and Lake Bistineau. Damage was |extremely sporadic and consisted almost entirely of large and small limbs being downed from hardwood trees. However, a couple of larger tree trunks were split along the path. The tornado roughly moved east, crossing Fairview Point Road, then turned northeast,|crossing Evangeline Drive, Parish Camp Road, and Public Camp Road. The most consistent path of tree damage was found in the Bossier Parish Camp at Lake Bistineau. The tornado likely moved over Lake Bistineau and lifted. No consistent evidence of a|tornado damage track was located on the eastern shore of the lake. Still, sporadic tree damage from the intense bow echo was observed in Northern Bienville and Southern Webster Parishes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When: May 6, 2:54 PM CST
Where: Red River County, 0.67 mi ENE of Cross Rds
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.185, -93.390

Trees were downed across Highway 71 near the Crossroads community.

Flash Flood, Caddo

When: May 6, 2:55 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, 1.35 mi ESE of Jewella to 1.41 mi ESE of Jewella
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 32.470, -93.780

The Hearne Avenue railroad underpass just south of Midway Avenue was flooded and closed.

Flash Flood, Caddo

When: May 6, 2:55 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, 1.22 mi ENE of Jewella to 1.21 mi ENE of Jewella
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 32.486, -93.780

Swift moving water filled the lower floor of the parking garage at Willis Knighton Medical Center.

Flash Flood, Bossier

When: May 6, 3:01 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, 1.78 mi NNE of Bossier City to 1.75 mi NNE of Bossier City
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 32.544, -93.708

High water covered the curbs on Douglas Drive.

Flash Flood, Caddo

When: May 6, 3:07 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, 1.1 mi NW of Reisor to 1.06 mi NNW of Reisor
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 32.433, -93.861

The intersection of Pines and Buncombe Roads was flooded.

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: May 6, 3:11 PM CST
Where: Webster County, 3.18 mi SE of Heflin
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 32.415, -93.235

Trees were downed on LA Highway 792 south of Heflin near the Webster/Bienville Parish line.

Flash Flood, Caddo

When: May 6, 3:17 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, 0.99 mi NNE of Cutoff Jct to 0.94 mi NE of Cutoff Jct
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 32.442, -93.811

West 70th Street between Kennedy Drive and Jewella Avenue was flooded.

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When: May 6, 3:22 PM CST
Where: Red River County, 2.63 mi NE of Coushatta Arpt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.009, -93.271

A tree was blown down across Highway 784 near Grand Bayou.

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When: May 6, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Red River County, 4.03 mi SE of Coushatta Arpt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 31.940, -93.250

A tree was blown down across Highway 480 near the Red River/Natchitoches Parish line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When: May 6, 3:28 PM CST
Where: Red River County, 5.89 mi E of Coushatta Arpt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 31.980, -93.200

A tree was blown down across Highway 507 near Highway 71.

Flash Flood, Caddo

When: May 6, 3:30 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, 2.3 mi ENE of Cutoff Jct to 2.27 mi ENE of Cutoff Jct
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 32.446, -93.785

Canal Blvd between Elmhurst Street and Amherst Street was flooded.

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: May 6, 3:32 PM CST
Where: Webster County, 1.63 mi WSW of Evergreen
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 32.792, -93.307

Trees were downed at the intersection of Evergreen Road and Dorcheat Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: May 6, 3:33 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, 1.42 mi S of Okaloosa
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 32.380, -92.328

A home on Okaloosa Road suffered from roof damage from very strong thunderstorm wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: May 6, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, 2.63 mi E of Lapine
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 32.383, -92.205

A tree was blown down across Highway 557 near Elliot Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: May 6, 4:05 PM CST to 4:38 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, 2.7 mi NNW of Lapine to 3.54 mi ESE of Pine Grove
Measured: 83 kt (96 mph) estimated gust
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 32.415, -92.270

An intense bowing squall line of thunderstorms raced eastward at around 60 mph across the southern portion of Ouachita Parish Louisiana, producing widespread damaging wind gusts of 60 to 90+ mph with isolated peak gusts estimated to be up to 95 mph. An NWS survey team surveyed a majority of this huge wind damage swath with an estimated peak swath width of up to 10 miles. The survey team encountered nearly countless amounts of downed trees within this wind damage swath, but the team estimates the number of downed trees was easily at least 1000. Within this wind damage swath, many trees were downed onto structures, causing damage to scores|of outbuildings and residences. This assessment judges that the wind damage swath gradually widened to its estimated peak width as it approached the Ouachita River and|Highway 165 south of Richwood.

It is important to note that the survey team found that an overwhelming majority of the downed trees were laid over to the east or northeast with a general lack of convergence in damage patterns. Those findings, in concert with the idealized radar representation of a bowing arc of thunderstorms capable of widespread straight line wind damage, led the survey team to estimate the damage was indeed caused by widespread straight |line wind damage and not tornadic. It is also important to note that the soils across the area were quite saturated from the recent high amounts of rainfall and thus would allow trees to uproot more easily than would otherwise be the case, thus one reason for the extremely high amounts of downed trees. Of course, some areas in the wind damage swath had more concentrated damage than others, which is relatively normal with this sort of weather phenomenon. One such area was along Howard Brown Road just north |of Highway 34 where an adult female was injured due to being in an outside shed that was demolished by a large uprooted tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: May 6, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, 1.64 mi NE of Wood Jct
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.346, -92.399

A home on Flat Creek Road was damaged from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: May 6, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Union County, 2.67 mi NNE of Downsville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 32.654, -92.398

A tree was downed on Downsville Road near Hamilton Road.

Flash Flood, Caddo

When: May 6, 4:15 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, 1.58 mi ENE of Shreveport to 1.56 mi ENE of Shreveport
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 32.486, -93.724

A car was stalled in high water along the service road adjacent to Youree Drive north of East Washington Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: May 6, 4:17 PM CST
Where: Union County, 3.59 mi ENE of Downsville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 32.641, -92.364

A tree was blown down on Highway 15 near Arthur McDaniel Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: May 6, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Union County, 3.55 mi SSW of Point
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 32.601, -92.299

A tree was downed across Highway 552 near Henry Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: May 6, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, 2.6 mi NE of Okaloosa
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 32.422, -92.294

A tree was blown down on a home on Ervin Cotton Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: May 6, 4:24 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, 2.09 mi ENE of Luna
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 32.340, -92.196

A roof was blown off of a house, and trees were blown down near the intersection of Red Cut Loop and Red Cut Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: May 6, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, 0.71 mi NNE of Claiborne
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 32.530, -92.177

A power pole was snapped along Rainbow Drive in West Monroe.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: May 6, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, 0.25 mi W of West Monroe
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 32.520, -92.124

A power pole was downed along North 7th Street in Monroe.

Flash Flood, Bienville

When: May 6, 4:30 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
Where: Bienville County, 0.72 mi SSE of Mt Olive to 0.7 mi SSE of Mt Olive
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 32.321, -92.795

High water covered LA 147 south of Mount Olive.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: May 6, 4:32 PM CST
Where: Union County, 0.88 mi WSW of Lillie
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 32.927, -92.665

A tree was blown down across Pennington Road near Union Grove Church Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: May 6, 4:32 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, 0.93 mi NW of Pine Grove
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 32.460, -92.061

A tree was blown down atop a house in the Tanglewood Subdivision in Richwood.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: May 6, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, 3.11 mi SSE of Pine Grove
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.407, -92.035

A tree was uprooted on Miller Road just southeast of Richwood.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: May 6, 4:38 PM CST
Where: Union County, 2.06 mi SSE of Canbeal
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 32.791, -92.341

A tree was blown down across Highway 828 near Willie Brantley Road.

Flash Flood, Bienville

When: May 6, 5:29 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
Where: Bienville County, 2.05 mi SE of Arcadia to 2.2 mi SE of Arcadia
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 32.527, -92.898

The southbound lane of LA 147 south of Arcadia was flooded.

Flash Flood, Natchitoches

When: May 6, 6:03 PM CST to 7:45 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County, 3.04 mi WSW of Natchez to 3.2 mi WSW of Natchez
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 31.671, -93.101

LA 478 near I-49 was covered in high water.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When: May 6, 6:10 PM CST
Where: La Salle County, 0.89 mi NNE of Rogers
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 31.532, -92.225

A tree was blown onto power lines on Highway 127 south at White Sulphur Springs Road in the Rogers community.

Flash Flood, Winn

When: May 6, 6:35 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
Where: Winn County, 4.56 mi SW of Winnfield Joyce Arpt to 4.42 mi SW of Winnfield Joyce Arpt
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 31.912, -92.713

Highway 84 near Winn Rock Quarry was flooded.

Flash Flood, La Salle

When: May 6, 7:00 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
Where: La Salle County, 1.64 mi NNE of Jena to 1.53 mi NNE of Jena
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 31.703, -92.123

High water covered Austin Road and Cary Street in Jena.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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Sources

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