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.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 24-MAR-16 01:45:00 to 24-MAR-16 01:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: VIVIAN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

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

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 24-MAR-16 01:45:00 to 24-MAR-16 01:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: VIVIAN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Power lines down on Highway 2 near Vivian.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 24-MAR-16 01:45:00 to 24-MAR-16 01:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: SUPERIOR
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

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

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 24-MAR-16 01:45:00 to 24-MAR-16 01:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: VIVIAN ARPT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

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

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 24-MAR-16 01:50:00 to 24-MAR-16 01:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: SUPERIOR
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

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

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 24-MAR-16 01:50:00 to 24-MAR-16 01:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: IDA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

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

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 24-MAR-16 02:05:00 to 24-MAR-16 02:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: CAVETT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

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

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 24-MAR-16 02:10:00 to 24-MAR-16 02:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: HUGHES
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

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