A strong upper level trough entered the Southern Plains during the afternoon hours of April 12th, which allowed southerly low level winds to gradually return warm and moist air from the Gulf of Mexico north into East Texas and North Louisiana. An upper level disturbance ejecting northeast ahead of the trough across portions of East Texas and North Louisiana during the early morning hours of April 13th carried enough elevated instability, shear, and forcing north of an advancing warm front over Southeast Texas and South Louisiana, such that scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed, with numerous reports of large hail and occasional damaging winds received. The warm front continued to gradually mix north northwest into East Texas and Northcentral Louisiana by late morning and early afternoon hours, with a very warm, moist, and unstable air mass noted over Deep East Texas and portions of Northcentral Louisiana south of the front. Coupled with even stronger forcing and low level shear ahead of the approaching upper trough, additional strong to severe thunderstorms developed near and south of the front from late morning through the afternoon, producing several reports of damaging winds across portions of Northcentral Louisiana. These storms also produced locally heavy rainfall that led to instances of flash flooding, which resulted in two separate fatalities in Ouachita Parish. A 13 year old boy drowned in a drainage canal in the Bawcomville community during the heavy rains, and an 80 year old female drove past barricades on a closed road in Calhoun several hours after the heavy rains had ended, with her car becoming submerged in the flood waters. Unfortunately, she was unable to escape and drowned.  These showers and thunderstorms diminished by early evening with the departure of the trough, and the arrival of an associated cold front which brought about cooler, drier, and more stable air southeast into the region.

Hail in SABINE, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 00:45:00 to 13-APR-19 00:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: FLORIEN
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Golfball size hail fell in Florien.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 04:09:00 to 13-APR-19 04:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLANCHARD
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Several trees were uprooted, a tree was blown down on a home, a roof was blown off of a shop, and trees were downed across Highway 173 near Highway 1.

Hail in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 04:10:00 to 13-APR-19 04:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: WILDS
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Half dollar size hail fell just south of the Brownsville-Bawcomville community.

Hail in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 01:36:00 to 13-APR-19 01:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLOUTIERVILLE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Golfball size hail fell in the Cloutierville community. Report via social media.

Hail in GRANT, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 02:15:00 to 13-APR-19 02:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALOHA
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Ping pong ball size hail fell just northwest of Colfax.

Hail in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 04:25:00 to 13-APR-19 04:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: WILLOW CHUTE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Dime to quarter size hail fell in the Woodlake Ridge subdivision just north of Bossier City.

Hail in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 04:25:00 to 13-APR-19 04:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: HUGHES
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Quarter size hail fell south of Highway 160 in Western Bossier Parish.

Flash Flood in BIENVILLE, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 14:30:00 to 13-APR-19 16:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: ARCADIA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Pictures were posted to Facebook of flash flooding which inundated Hazel Street just off of Interstate 20 in Arcadia.

Thunderstorm Wind in CALDWELL, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 14:40:00 to 13-APR-19 14:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: VIXEN
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Trees were downed northwest of Columbia.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRANT, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 13:32:00 to 13-APR-19 13:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: OAKGROVE
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were downed across much of Southwest Grant Parish.

Thunderstorm Wind in RED RIVER, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 14:53:00 to 13-APR-19 14:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOWARD
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees were blown down near the Caddo Parish line in Northwest Red River Parish.

Flood in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 21:15:00 to 13-APR-19 21:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: FOLKSVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

An 80 year old female drove past barricades on Golson Rd. south of I-20 in Calhoun. The road had residual flooding from previous flash flooding earlier in the day. The vehicle became submerged by the flood waters, and the driver was unable to escape and drowned.

Flood in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 10:58:00 to 13-APR-19 12:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: SLIGO
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Minor flooding was observed at the Olde Oaks Golf Course.

Flash Flood in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 15:00:00 to 13-APR-19 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: RANDOLPH
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several roads were flooded throughout Union Parish.

Thunderstorm Wind in SABINE, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 14:58:00 to 13-APR-19 14:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: FISHER
Magnitude: 87.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A damaging downburst with estimated peak winds near 100 mph impacted much of the community of Fisher in Central Sabine Parish, with numerous trees snapped or uprooted along 4L Drive, with this large extent of damage spreading across the entire village including Railroad Avenue, 1st Avenue, 2nd Avenue, and 3rd Avenue. A large hardwood tree fell through a home on 1st Avenue. This downburst spread east northeast across Highway 171 where a couple of trees were downed, with damage widespread once again across Cottonwood Street and Laurel Street east of Highway 171. A metal roofed canopy was ripped off of a home and thrown across the street on Cottonwood Street, with a number of shingles torn off of a home across the street where the metal roof was tossed. The majority of the damage on the east side of Fisher was on Laurel Street, where 7-8 trees were snapped or uprooted on one property, with two of these trees landing through a home and a minivan, and a third narrowly missing the home. Throughout the entire path of the downburst, the trees/metal roofing fell in a north northeasterly direction.

Hail in WINN, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 09:45:00 to 13-APR-19 09:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: ATLANTA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Golfball size hail fell in the Piney Grove area west of Atlanta.

Hail in LINCOLN, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 12:55:00 to 13-APR-19 12:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRAMBLING
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Quarter size hail fell at Grambling State University.

Flash Flood in LINCOLN, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 16:00:00 to 13-APR-19 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: MT ZION
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several roads were flooded throughout Lincoln Parish.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 05:29:00 to 13-APR-19 05:29:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOMER
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous trees were blown down on Highway 2 and Highway 79.

Hail in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 04:39:00 to 13-APR-19 04:39:00 (CST-6)
Location: FRIZZELL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Half inch to quarter size hail fell and covered the ground near Swartz.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 05:23:00 to 13-APR-19 05:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: RUPLE
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous trees were blown down across Highway 534.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 10:10:00 to 13-APR-19 10:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: LA ROSEN
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A tree was blown down on a home on Rose Court off of Kingston Road between Williamson Way and Flournoy Lucas Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 13:02:00 to 13-APR-19 13:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: FARMERVILLE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees and power lines were downed at the intersection of Dean Road and Highway 2.

Thunderstorm Wind in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 14:15:00 to 13-APR-19 14:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: WEST MONROE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A tree was uprooted and fell on a home in the Garden District in Monroe.

Flash Flood in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 15:50:00 to 13-APR-19 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: BAWCOMVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A 13 year old boy drowned in floodwaters in a drainage canal on Evergreen Street just past the Boys and Girls Club in the Bawcomville community.

Hail in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 04:47:00 to 13-APR-19 04:47:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLANCHARD
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Penny size hail fell in Blanchard.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 06:10:00 to 13-APR-19 06:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: BERNICE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down on Pisgah Church Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 10:10:00 to 13-APR-19 10:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: LA ROSEN
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Several trees were downed in the Southern Hills neighborhood in South Shreveport.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 13:02:00 to 13-APR-19 13:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: FARMERVILLE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in SABINE, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 14:30:00 to 13-APR-19 14:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: CONVERSE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Several trees and power lines were downed near Converse.

Flash Flood in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 13-APR-19 16:00:00 to 13-APR-19 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: FOLKSVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several roads were flooded throughout Ouachita Parish, including in West Monroe and Monroe.