A broad upper level trough of low pressure swept east across the Plains during the afternoon and evening hours of November 5th, with the southern extent of the trough traversing Oklahoma and Arkansas. This trough reinforced a cold front southeast across East Texas, Northwest Louisiana, and Southwest Arkansas during the afternoon and evening, with southerly winds to the south allowing for a warm front to lift north into portions of Deep East Texas and Northcentral Louisiana. This allowed for ample low level moisture return northward across these areas, with the associated cloud cover keeping instability limited during the afternoon. However, strong low level shear was present, with enough forcing allowing for severe discrete supercells to develop during the mid and late afternoon hours near and south of the warm front over portions of Northwest and Northcentral Louisiana. These supercells spawned a total of 8 separate tornadoes during the afternoon, before large scale forcing and the strong low level shear shifted east with the trough passage during the evening.
It should be noted that these tornadoes produced very little if any lightning, given the shallow nature of the convection.

Tornado in SABINE, LOUISIANA
From 05-NOV-18 16:44:00 to 05-NOV-18 16:47:00 (CST-6)
Location: BOLEYN
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This EF-2 tornado first touched down along Strahan Road northeast of the Belmont communty in extreme Northeast Sabine Parish. Several hardwood trees were snapped before this tornado tracked northeast and crossed into Northwest Natchitoches Parish. EF-1 damage was found here, with maximum estimated winds near 95 mph before the tornado intensified shortly after entering Northwest Natchitoches Parish.

Tornado in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 05-NOV-18 16:47:00 to 05-NOV-18 16:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARTHAVILLE
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 125.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This is a continuation of the Northeast Sabine Parish tornado. This tornado intensified to an EF-2 shortly after entering Northwest Natchitoches Parish, with maximum estimated winds around 115 mph. Over 100 trees were snapped or uprooted along Boline Road as the tornado crossed over into Natchitoches Parish, with the tornado tracking northeast across the 1100 block of Highway 1221. Here, a carport was destroyed and a roof was partially ripped off of a house leaving the walls of the structure standing, indicative of the low-end EF-2 damage. The tornado continued northeast across Highway 487 just north of the Marthaville community, where a small camping trailer was shifted five feet off of its foundation, and a sheet metal roof was removed on a home near the intersection of Highway 487 and Stewart Road. Numerous trees were also snapped or uprooted here before the tornado lifted. However, mobile phone videos still indicated a wall cloud and its associated funnel cloud even as this storm crossed Interstate 49.

Tornado in WINN, LOUISIANA
From 05-NOV-18 17:09:00 to 05-NOV-18 17:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: JOYCE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-1 tornado, with maximum estimated winds near 100 mph, touched down just southeast of the Joyce community along Highway 84, where it snapped 20-25 trees as it moved northeast across Parish Roads 657 and 342. The tornado lifted shortly after it crossed just east of the intersection of Henry Sanders Road and Highway 499, where additional trees were snapped.

Tornado in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 05-NOV-18 17:25:00 to 05-NOV-18 17:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRAND ECORE
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The storm which produced a tornado in Northeast Sabine/Western Natchitoches Parishes continued to exhibit rotation as it crossed Interstate 49, with a new tornado touching down from the same storm as it crossed the Red River. This EF-2 tornado, with maximum estimated winds around 115 mph, touched down along the Red River just west of Highway 486 (Campti Cutoff Road), and tracked east northeast as it crossed Highway 486, Highway 71, and Maricelli Road. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted across these areas. The tornado moved over Clear Lake, and continued to track northeast across Salt Pitt Road, where two vehicle trailers were flipped, trees were snapped, and low end EF-2 damage was evident as two power poles were snapped. The tornado then moved over a heavily wooded area before crossing Saline Lake into Western Winn Parish.

Tornado in WINN, LOUISIANA
From 05-NOV-18 17:49:00 to 05-NOV-18 17:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: COLDWATER
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This is a continuation of the Natchitoches Parish EF-2 tornado. This tornado weakened after crossing Saline Lake into Western Winn Parish, with sporadic damage noted as it tracked northeast across heavily wooded areas and into the Calvin community. It was here where several tree limbs were snapped before the tornado finally lifted. Maximum estimated winds had weakened to around 70 mph as it approached Calvin.

Tornado in WINN, LOUISIANA
From 05-NOV-18 17:30:00 to 05-NOV-18 17:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: HICKORY VLY
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-1 tornado, with maximum estimated winds around 104 mph, briefly touched down in the forest on the southwest side of Highway 127 and crossed the roadway. The tornado snapped a large area of 6-8 inch diameter pine trees as well as snapping and uprooting several hardwood trees. The tornado lifted after snapping 10-20 trees northeast of the roadway.

Tornado in BIENVILLE, LOUISIANA
From 05-NOV-18 17:35:00 to 05-NOV-18 17:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: SPARTA
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-1 tornado, with maximum estimated winds around 100 mph, touched down in a heavily wooded area north of Highway 507 about 4 miles northwest of the community of Bienville, and tracked northeast across Shiloh Road. The tornado continued northeast across Bailey Road, with 15 trees having been snapped or uprooted along these two roads. The tornado lifted within a heavily wooded area prior to reaching Collingsworth Road, just south southwest of the community of Bryceland.

Tornado in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 05-NOV-18 16:11:00 to 05-NOV-18 16:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: NATCHEZ
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This EF-1 tornado, with maximum estimated winds around 107 mph, first touched down on Highway 1 where it snapped several trees. It then moved northeast across Lee Lake and the Cane River where it damaged outbuildings and additional trees. As it moved across the Cane River, it destroyed one boathouse and damaged two others. The tornado continued northeast across Fish Hatchery Road and Plantation Point Blvd, where it snapped numerous trees and tore off shingles on several homes before lifting.

Tornado in WINN, LOUISIANA
From 05-NOV-18 16:24:00 to 05-NOV-18 16:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST MAURICE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This EF-1 tornado, with maximum estimated winds around 107 mph, touched down on Highway 71, and tracked northeast across Wheeling Road, before lifting on Black Mountain Road. Approximately 25 trees were snapped or uprooted along the path of this tornado.

Tornado in WINN, LOUISIANA
From 05-NOV-18 16:50:00 to 05-NOV-18 16:51:00 (CST-6)
Location: ATLANTA
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds near 100 mph, touched down briefly along Highway 34 several miles northeast of the Atlanta community in Southwest Winn Parish, where it snapped or uprooted numerous trees along the highway.