A longwave trough dug south into the Southern Plains during the daytime hours of October 20th, with southerly winds increasing ahead of the trough helping to return low level moisture north from the Gulf of Mexico. Above normal temperatures were seen across much of the region as readings climbed into the mid 80s to near 90 degrees, which enhanced instability during the late afternoon through the evening hours across much of the Ark-La-Tex area. Wind shear increased during the evening, with an isolated supercell thunderstorm developing over Central Cherokee County Texas, which tracked northeast across Central Rusk, Western and Northern Panola Counties, and into the Shreveport/Bossier City areas of Northwest Louisiana before weakening. This supercell produced a tornado across Western Panola County Texas, with numerous reports of damaging winds which downed trees and power lines, as well as hail before diminishing over Northwest Louisiana. Additional strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the late evening through the early morning hours on October 21st across Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas, and North Louisiana ahead of this trough and associated strong cold front, as wind shear increased within a still unstable environment. These storms produced numerous reports of damaging winds across these areas, with even another isolated tornado touching down in Central Cass County before diminishing shortly after daybreak with the departure of this system.

Thunderstorm Wind in CASS, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 02:22:00 to 21-OCT-19 02:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: RED HILL
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Large tree branches were broken at the intersection of County Roads 1118, 1146, and 1119.

Thunderstorm Wind in CASS, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 02:30:00 to 21-OCT-19 02:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: ATLANTA MUNI ARPT
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A few trees were downed and large limbs were broken in the Atlanta city limits.

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 03:00:00 to 21-OCT-19 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: TROUP
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 45.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Several trees were downed, with portions of the roof torn off of the Harry's Building Materials in Troup.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 18:35:00 to 20-OCT-19 18:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: FAIRPLAY
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Fourteen trees were downed near the intersection of County Road 188 and County Road 189.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 19:00:00 to 20-OCT-19 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: RIDERVILLE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was blown down on County Road 305 just north of Carthage.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 19:20:00 to 20-OCT-19 19:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: PANOLA
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was blown down onto power lines on County Road 328.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 03:55:00 to 21-OCT-19 03:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: CARTHAGE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree fell on a home on County Road 4034 near Dixie Lake.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 19:25:00 to 20-OCT-19 19:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: FAIRPLAY
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tree down blocking County Road 124 near County Road 237.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 18:25:00 to 20-OCT-19 18:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: DELRAY
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees down covering both lanes of the road near the intersection of County Road 219 and County Road 959 in the Holland Quarters community.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 18:45:00 to 20-OCT-19 18:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: RIDERVILLE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was blown down across the intersection of County Road 202 and County Road 230.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 19:25:00 to 20-OCT-19 19:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: PANOLA PEDROS ARPT
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was blown down onto power lines on Don Long Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 19:25:00 to 20-OCT-19 19:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: ADAMS STORE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was blown down onto power lines on County Road 322.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 19:23:00 to 20-OCT-19 19:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: PANOLA PEDROS ARPT
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees and power lines down on County Road 3332 in the Bethany community.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 19:15:00 to 20-OCT-19 19:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: DE BERRY
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was blown down onto power lines on County Road 336 north of the DeBerry community.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 18:30:00 to 20-OCT-19 18:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: DELRAY
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees were blown down onto County Road 107.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 18:31:00 to 20-OCT-19 18:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: DELRAY
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Power lines were downed on County Road 104.

Tornado in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 18:36:00 to 20-OCT-19 18:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: FAIRPLAY
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-0 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 85 mph touched down along the south side of Highway 79 just west of County Road 280 in Western Panola County, where it snapped some large branches out of trees and uprooted a few more. Then, the tornado traveled east-northeast along the north side of Highway 79 where it uprooted and snapped a few trees and damaged a roof to a residential home. It continued on to the east-northeast where it snapped more branches out of a few more trees before lifting near the intersection of County Road 1251 and County Road 124 in the Fair Play community.

Tornado in CASS, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 02:08:00 to 21-OCT-19 02:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: BOON HALL
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-1 tornado, with estimated maximum winds around 100 mph, first touched down on County Road 2617 and tracked almost due east through rural portions of Central Cass County for nearly 10 miles. Almost all of the damage was confined to trees along the entire path. There were a few spots where small amounts of tin roofing material were wrapped in amongst the tree debris, but the sources of the roofing material were never located. In addition, at the surveyed ending point of the tornado on County Road 1145, there was a very small shed structure whose roof was removed.

Thunderstorm Wind in WOOD, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 22:50:00 to 20-OCT-19 22:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALBA
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were blown down near Alba. A tree fell onto a moving car.

Thunderstorm Wind in CASS, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 02:20:00 to 21-OCT-19 02:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALMIRA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A tree was blown down on FM 995.

Thunderstorm Wind in UPSHUR, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 02:20:00 to 21-OCT-19 02:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: COFFEEVILLE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees down on Sweet William Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 02:43:00 to 21-OCT-19 02:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: TEASELVILLE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A roof was blown off of a house under construction on FM 344 near County Line Baptist Church between Teaselville and Bullard. In the vicinity of that location, a hay ring was moved, several trees were blown down, and large branches were broken.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 03:53:00 to 21-OCT-19 03:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: CARTHAGE CO ARPT
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Trees were downed near Carthage.

Thunderstorm Wind in CASS, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 02:01:00 to 21-OCT-19 02:01:00 (CST-6)
Location: HUGHES SPGS
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A few trees were blown over along County Road 2748.

Hail in FRANKLIN, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 23:27:00 to 20-OCT-19 23:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEW HOPE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Quarter size hail fell near Lake Cypress Springs.

Thunderstorm Wind in RED RIVER, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 00:40:00 to 21-OCT-19 00:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: WOODLAND
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down on FM 410 North, and also at the intersection of FM 410 North and FM 195.

Thunderstorm Wind in RED RIVER, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 01:00:00 to 21-OCT-19 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLARKSVILLE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down on FM 910 near Clarksville.

Thunderstorm Wind in WOOD, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 01:30:00 to 21-OCT-19 01:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: YANTIS
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down in Yantis.

Thunderstorm Wind in MORRIS, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 01:55:00 to 21-OCT-19 01:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: OMAHA
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down near Omaha.

Thunderstorm Wind in UPSHUR, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 02:00:00 to 21-OCT-19 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: SAULES CHAPEL
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down on Gorilla Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, TEXAS
From 21-OCT-19 03:10:00 to 21-OCT-19 03:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: SALEM
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Several large trees were uprooted and many large branches were broken along County Road 2117.

Thunderstorm Wind in RED RIVER, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 22:18:00 to 20-OCT-19 22:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: FULBRIGHT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A 60 mph wind gust was estimated south of Detroit.

Hail in RUSK, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 17:38:00 to 20-OCT-19 17:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: GOOD SPGS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

A video was posted to Facebook of penny to quarter size hail that fell near the intersection of Highways 79 and 42 in Southwest Rusk County.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 19:26:00 to 20-OCT-19 19:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: PANOLA PEDROS ARPT
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Power lines were downed and wrapped into trees in the Bethany community.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSK, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 17:50:00 to 20-OCT-19 17:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: PONE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tree tops were blown out southwest of Henderson.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSK, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 18:00:00 to 20-OCT-19 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: CRIMCREST
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down across FM 225.

Hail in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 18:57:00 to 20-OCT-19 18:57:00 (CST-6)
Location: BECKVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Quarter size hail fell northeast of Beckville.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 18:57:00 to 20-OCT-19 18:57:00 (CST-6)
Location: BECKVILLE
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees were blown down blocking Highway 149 between Beckville and Carthage.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 19:15:00 to 20-OCT-19 19:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: DE BERRY
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Multiple trees and power lines were downed in the De Berry community.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 19:20:00 to 20-OCT-19 19:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: PANOLA
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were downed in the Panola community.

Hail in RUSK, TEXAS
From 20-OCT-19 17:54:00 to 20-OCT-19 17:54:00 (CST-6)
Location: HENDERSON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

A picture was posted to Facebook of penny size hail that fell in Henderson.