A warm front lifted north through the region during the evening hours on March 29th, through the morning hours on March 30th, which returned a warm, moist, and unstable air mass back into the area. Meanwhile, an upper level low pressure area and associated trough over the Great Basin and Desert Southwest resulted in a southwest flow aloft which sent upper level disturbances northeast into the Southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the morning and early afternoon hours on the 30th over extreme Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, and Southwest Arkansas near and north of the warm front, but showers and thunderstorms became more numerous during the afternoon and evening across the region, as they tapped into greater surface and elevated instability, increased wind shear, and stronger upper jet dynamics associated with the upper level disturbances. As a result, some of these storms became strong or severe during the afternoon and evening over portions of Northeast Texas and Northern Louisiana. Marginally severe hail, periodic wind damage, and several funnel cloud reports were received, with some of these storms producing very heavy rainfall in a short period of time which resulted in flash flooding over portions of Northcentral Louisiana, as grounds were still saturated from prior heavy rainfall and extensive flooding that had occurred earlier in the month.

Hail in BIENVILLE, LOUISIANA
From 30-MAR-16 18:18:00 to 30-MAR-16 18:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: RINGGOLD
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Nickel size hail fell in Ringgold.

Thunderstorm Wind in BIENVILLE, LOUISIANA
From 30-MAR-16 20:50:00 to 30-MAR-16 20:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: ARCADIA
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees down across the roads in Arcadia.

Flash Flood in BIENVILLE, LOUISIANA
From 30-MAR-16 21:35:00 to 31-MAR-16 00:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: ARCADIA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Highway 147 closed near Arcadia due to flooding.

Flash Flood in LINCOLN, LOUISIANA
From 30-MAR-16 21:35:00 to 30-MAR-16 23:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: CROSSROADS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Highway 146 about 1 mile west of Highway 545 was closed due to high water.

Thunderstorm Wind in BIENVILLE, LOUISIANA
From 30-MAR-16 19:15:00 to 30-MAR-16 19:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: FORDS
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees down across one lane of Interstate 20.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 30-MAR-16 19:30:00 to 30-MAR-16 19:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLANCHARD
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Power pole and power lines down near the intersection of Old Mooringsport Road and Dixie Blanchard Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 30-MAR-16 19:50:00 to 30-MAR-16 19:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: BUNDYTOWN
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Trees and power lines down. One tree was uprooted and fell onto a home on the 100 block of 7 Pines Road east of Benton.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 30-MAR-16 21:36:00 to 30-MAR-16 21:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: COOLEY
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees down on Highway 167 between Bernice and Lillie.

Flash Flood in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 30-MAR-16 22:10:00 to 31-MAR-16 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: MT UNION
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous parish and state roads were underwater northwest of Farmerville.