During the early afternoon hours of July 23rd, a complex of showers and thunderstorms moved southeast into Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas, after originally developing early that morning across portions of Nebraska and central Kansas. This complex encountered a very unstable air mass near a weak surface trough over Northern and Eastern Oklahoma and Northern Arkansas as it continued southeastward. At the same time, other scattered showers and thunderstorms developed over Central and Eastern Arkansas near this surface trough, while also aided by a weak upper level disturbance sinking south across Arkansas and the Mid-Mississippi Valley. The Eastern Oklahoma storm complex absorbed the growing storm complex over Central Arkansas, resulting in a large mesoscale convective system (MCS) intensifying and surging south into Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas during the mid and late afternoon hours. Widespread wind damage was reported across much of Central and Southern Arkansas as well as Southeast Oklahoma, with a large cold pool of air surging south into Northeast Texas and North Louisiana by late afternoon and early evening. Wind gusts ranged from 50-70 mph with this MCS as it surged south across much of the Ark-La-Tex, resulting in numerous downed trees, power lines, and structural damage. This storm complex weakened during the early evening hours, although the resultant cold pool still produced 40-45 mph wind gusts which produced minor tree damage over portions of Deep East Texas that did not see showers or thunderstorms. Over 500,000 AEP SWEPCO customers were without power after the storms blew through, with many thousands of other customers with other utility companies also without power.

Thunderstorm Wind in MORRIS, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 17:36:00 to 23-JUL-14 17:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: DANGERFIELD
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and powerlines were downed throughout the entire county.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOWIE, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 16:48:00 to 23-JUL-14 16:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOOKS
Magnitude: 53.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were downed in Hooks and Texarkana, Texas.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARION, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 17:48:00 to 23-JUL-14 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: JEFFERSON
Magnitude: 54.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were downed in Jefferson, Texas.

Thunderstorm Wind in UPSHUR, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 17:50:00 to 23-JUL-14 17:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: GILMER
Magnitude: 54.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were downed across the entire county.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREGG, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 18:25:00 to 23-JUL-14 18:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREGGTON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and powerlines were downed throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 18:40:00 to 23-JUL-14 18:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: BASCOM
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A 60 foot pine tree fell on a home between Tyler and Chapel Hill, Texas.

Thunderstorm Wind in RED RIVER, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 16:59:00 to 23-JUL-14 16:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLARKSVILLE
Magnitude: 53.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Powerlines were downed by severe thunderstorm wind gusts in Clarksville, Texas.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSK, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 18:45:00 to 23-JUL-14 18:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: HENDERSON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and powerlines were downed throughout the entire county.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 18:50:00 to 23-JUL-14 18:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: CARTHAGE
Magnitude: 53.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were downed in Carthage, Texas.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARRISON, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 18:20:00 to 23-JUL-14 18:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARSHALL
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and powerlines were downed throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREGG, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 18:10:00 to 23-JUL-14 18:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREGGTON
Magnitude: 53.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A large oak tree fell near the Clinton and May Street intersection in Longview, Texas.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEROKEE, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 19:05:00 to 23-JUL-14 19:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: JACKSONVILLE
Magnitude: 54.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and powerlines were downed across the entire county.

Thunderstorm Wind in CAMP, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 17:30:00 to 23-JUL-14 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: PITTSBURG
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tin roof damage was reported at Loop 179 and Hwy. 271.  Trees were downed across the entire county.

Strong Wind in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 19:30:00 to 23-JUL-14 19:30:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 49.00 EG
Property damage: 0.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Strong winds downed trees on FM 343 near the Cushing community.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOWIE, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 17:15:00 to 23-JUL-14 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: NASH
Magnitude: 53.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Powerlines were downed on Hwy. 2148 and Hwy 50 just west of Texarkana.

Thunderstorm Wind in MORRIS, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 17:15:00 to 23-JUL-14 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: DANGERFIELD
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and powerlines were downed across all of Morris County including across the Naples, Omaha, Jenkins and Daingerfield areas.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 17:30:00 to 23-JUL-14 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MT VERNON
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and powerlines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in WOOD, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 18:05:00 to 23-JUL-14 18:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: QUITMAN
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and powerlines were downed throughout the entire county.

Thunderstorm Wind in TITUS, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 17:30:00 to 23-JUL-14 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MT PLEASANT
Magnitude: 54.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were downed in Mount Pleasant, Texas.

Thunderstorm Wind in CASS, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 17:36:00 to 23-JUL-14 17:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: DOUGLASSVILLE
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were downed across the entire county.

Thunderstorm Wind in SHELBY, TEXAS
From 23-JUL-14 19:10:00 to 23-JUL-14 19:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEW HARMONY
Magnitude: 53.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were downed on 417 east of Falsom, Chapel Road, County Road 1140 and 84 east.