Remnants of a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) shifted southeast across Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas, and extreme Northeast Texas during the morning hours of July 29th, as a shortwave trough dropped southeast from Oklahoma into Arkansas and the Lower Mississippi Valley. While this complex of showers and embedded thunderstorms entered the region as non-severe, they gradually intensified as they moved across extreme Southern Arkansas and North Louisiana, in response to an unstable atmosphere that developed due to strong daytime heating as temperatures climbed to the mid and upper 90s. As a result, scattered severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds downed trees and power lines over extreme Southern Arkansas, before they spread southward across much of North Louisiana during the mid and late afternoon hours. These storms exited the area and weakened with the loss of heating once they moved into Central and Southern Louisiana.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 13:18:00 to 29-JUL-18 13:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: BENTON
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees and large limbs were downed in Benton.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 13:21:00 to 29-JUL-18 13:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOMER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A large tree was blown down in Homer.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 13:25:00 to 29-JUL-18 13:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLANCHARD
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were downed near the intersection of Castle Dale and Henderson Gin Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 13:27:00 to 29-JUL-18 13:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: DIXIE GARDENS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A NWS Employee estimated 60 mph wind gusts in the University Terrace subdivision. Small tree limbs were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 13:30:00 to 29-JUL-18 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: CAPLIS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Severe thunderstorm winds created high waves which capsized a boat on the Bossier Parish side of the Red River near the Red River South Marina. Several boaters were thrown into the water but were rescued by another nearby boater. No injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 13:30:00 to 29-JUL-18 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHREVEPORT
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were downed on Albany Avenue between Anniston Avenue and East Kings Highway.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 13:30:00 to 29-JUL-18 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHREVEPORT
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A large tree was blown down across Dalzell Street near Fairfield Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 13:30:00 to 29-JUL-18 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: JEWELLA
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were downed on Lake Forest Hills Drive near Cross Lake.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 13:35:00 to 29-JUL-18 13:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAUGHTON
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and large limbs were downed in and near Haughton.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 13:35:00 to 29-JUL-18 13:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: CROSS LAKE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A utility pole was snapped, resulting in downed power lines across South Lakeshore Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind in DE SOTO, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 14:10:00 to 29-JUL-18 14:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: STONEWALL
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Two trees were blown down in Stonewall.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 14:10:00 to 29-JUL-18 14:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: SPRING RIDGE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were downed on Keithville-Springridge Road in Keithville.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 14:45:00 to 29-JUL-18 14:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCKY BRANCH
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees were down in the Rocky Branch community and in the southeast part of Union Parish.

Thunderstorm Wind in WINN, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 15:00:00 to 29-JUL-18 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: DODSON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A large tree limb was blown down onto a power line in Dodson, blocking a road.

Thunderstorm Wind in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 15:13:00 to 29-JUL-18 15:13:00 (CST-6)
Location: NATCHITOCHES
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were downed in Natchitoches.

Thunderstorm Wind in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 15:36:00 to 29-JUL-18 15:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLOUTIERVILLE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down throughout the Cloutierville community.

Thunderstorm Wind in CALDWELL, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 15:50:00 to 29-JUL-18 15:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: HEBERT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Power lines were downed along Highway 133 near Bethany Baptist Church north of the Hebert community.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRANT, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 15:55:00 to 29-JUL-18 15:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: ZION
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down across Highway 500 just west of Georgetown.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRANT, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 16:05:00 to 29-JUL-18 16:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: COLFAX
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Large tree limbs were blown down onto power lines in various locations throughout the city of Colfax.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 13:37:00 to 29-JUL-18 13:37:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHREVEPORT
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trees and large limbs were downed along Greenway Place in Shreveport. A tree also fell onto a parked truck as well.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 29-JUL-18 14:15:00 to 29-JUL-18 14:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: FARMERVILLE ARPT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A 65 year old man from Bastrop, LA drowned on Lake D'Arbonne in Farmerville after severe thunderstorm winds blew his boat off of his trailer at the boat ramp and into the water. He swam out to retrieve his boat and was overcome by the high waves.