A weak and shallow cold front drifted south across much of East Texas into Central Louisiana during the early morning hours of March 4th, providing slightly cooler and more stable air at the surface in its wake across much of the Ark-La-Tex. However, large scale forcing began to increase across East Texas and North Louisiana well ahead of a closed upper level low pressure system that entered West Texas shortly after midnight on the 4th, as overrunning began to increase atop the shallow cool air dome. Very unstable air aloft in the form of steep lapse rates was present across Southeast Texas, Central and Southern Louisiana as these storms began to develop, with the more unstable air spreading northeast to near the I-20 corridor of East Texas and North Louisiana. Thus, scattered strong to severe elevated thunderstorms developed, producing numerous reports of large hail and isolated reports of damaging winds across North Louisiana during the early morning hours before the storms gradually weakened with the loss of instability by late morning through the afternoon.

Hail in DE SOTO, LOUISIANA
From 04-MAR-20 07:43:00 to 04-MAR-20 07:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: STONEWALL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Video was posted to Facebook of quarter size hail falling at Red River Bank in Stonewall.

Hail in DE SOTO, LOUISIANA
From 04-MAR-20 07:45:00 to 04-MAR-20 07:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: GLOSTER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

A picture was posted to social media of quarter size hail that fell in the Gloster community.

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, LOUISIANA
From 04-MAR-20 03:30:00 to 04-MAR-20 03:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRAMBLING
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were downed along Heard Road just south of Grambling.

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, LOUISIANA
From 04-MAR-20 03:45:00 to 04-MAR-20 03:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: SIBLEY
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were downed along Highway 145 northeast of Choudrant.

Hail in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 04-MAR-20 06:15:00 to 04-MAR-20 06:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: SUMMER GROVE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A retired NWS employee reported nickel size hail on Hedges Drive in South Shreveport.

Hail in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 04-MAR-20 06:18:00 to 04-MAR-20 06:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHREVEPORT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Quarter size hail fell in Central Shreveport. Report from mPING.

Hail in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 04-MAR-20 06:25:00 to 04-MAR-20 06:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: BOSSIER CITY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Nickel size hail fell near Pierre Bossier Mall in Bossier City.

Hail in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 04-MAR-20 07:45:00 to 04-MAR-20 07:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: KEITHVILLE ARPT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Quarter size hail fell along Barron Road in Keithville.

Hail in DE SOTO, LOUISIANA
From 04-MAR-20 07:45:00 to 04-MAR-20 07:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: STONEWALL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A retired NWS employee reported quarter size hail that fell on Kingfisher Trail in Stonewall.

Hail in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 04-MAR-20 07:53:00 to 04-MAR-20 07:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: FORBING
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Dime to quarter size hail fell at Brookwood Baptist Church in South Shreveport.