A warm front lifted north into Deep East Texas and the southern sections of North Central Louisiana by afternoon on April 19th, ahead of a vigorous upper level trough that ejected east from New Mexico across Texas. Large scale forcing increased by afternoon ahead of the trough as it approached the expanding warm sector, characteristic of moderate instability and strong wind shear. Areas of showers and thunderstorms developed and became widespread near and north of the warm front, and limited the northward progress of the front, but severe thunderstorms still developed within the warm sector across Deep East Texas and Northcentral Louisiana, resulting in areas of damaging winds across these areas, and even an isolated tornado in Grant Parish. These storms eventually weakened during the mid evening hours with the passage of the trough through the area.

Flood in RED RIVER, LOUISIANA
From 19-APR-20 11:03:00 to 19-APR-20 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: CROSS RDS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

High water was reported on Highway 514 between Highway 71 and Highway 783 west of Hall Summit.

Thunderstorm Wind in DE SOTO, LOUISIANA
From 19-APR-20 09:57:00 to 19-APR-20 09:57:00 (CST-6)
Location: KEATCHIE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was downed onto power lines on Highway 172 near Keachi.

Thunderstorm Wind in SABINE, LOUISIANA
From 19-APR-20 11:30:00 to 19-APR-20 11:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: CONVERSE
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous trees were downed across much of Northern Sabine Parish including the Converse community.

Thunderstorm Wind in RED RIVER, LOUISIANA
From 19-APR-20 11:35:00 to 19-APR-20 11:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARTIN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was downed on Highway 786 near Evans Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 19-APR-20 12:22:00 to 19-APR-20 12:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: CRESTON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was downed on Highway 153 near Creston.

Thunderstorm Wind in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 19-APR-20 12:24:00 to 19-APR-20 12:24:00 (CST-6)
Location: FLORA
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tree was downed onto a power line near the intersection of Highway 120 and 478 in Flora.

Thunderstorm Wind in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 19-APR-20 12:23:00 to 19-APR-20 12:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: FLORA
Magnitude: 74.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A couple of trees were snapped/uprooted along Highway 478 just southwest of Pump Station Road south of Flora.

Tornado in GRANT, LOUISIANA
From 19-APR-20 13:17:00 to 19-APR-20 13:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: WILLIANA
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 100 mph touched down in the Kisatchie National Forest near the intersection of Bell Road and Forest Service (FS) Road 172 between Dry Prong and Georgetown, and nearly paralleled FS Road 172 before widening/strengthening as it crossed FS Road 131. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along its path, especially near and just west of FS Road 131, before crossing FS Road 167 and lifting.

Thunderstorm Wind in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 19-APR-20 14:49:00 to 19-APR-20 14:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: ASHLAND
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was downed at the 2100 block of Highway 155 southwest of Ashland.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRANT, LOUISIANA
From 19-APR-20 16:10:00 to 19-APR-20 16:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: DRY PRONG
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous trees were downed in and near Dry Prong.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRANT, LOUISIANA
From 19-APR-20 16:20:00 to 19-APR-20 16:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: POLLOCK
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous trees were downed in and near Pollock.

Thunderstorm Wind in LA SALLE, LOUISIANA
From 19-APR-20 16:27:00 to 19-APR-20 16:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: JENA
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were downed in Jena.

Flash Flood in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 19-APR-20 12:30:00 to 19-APR-20 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: KIROLI WOODS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

High water covered the road at the intersection of Good Hope and Wall Williams Road in West Monroe. High water also covered Mill Street in West Monroe, as well as Jackson Street near the Fire Academy in Monroe.