Warm, moist, and unstable air spread north across North and East Texas, North Louisiana, and extreme Southern Arkansas during the evening through the early morning hours of April 4th-5th, behind a warm front that lifted north through these areas. Meanwhile, an upper trough dug through Western Texas and into the Southern Plains during the afternoon and evening hours of the 4th, enhancing large scale forcing along and ahead of a dry line that developed and spread east across North-central Texas. This resulted in shower and thunderstorm development which rapidly intensified over this area, which spread east into East Texas during the late evening through the early morning hours of the 4th-5th. Given the extent of instability and the strong southerly low level jet in place, these storms became severe as they spread east across East Texas and North Louisiana, resulting in numerous reports of damaging winds as these storms organized into a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) which quickly spread across the region through the pre-dawn hours. These storms exited the region to the east prior to sunrise on the 5th.

Thunderstorm Wind in DE SOTO, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 02:22:00 to 05-APR-22 02:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: MANSFIELD
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down onto a home on Amy Gee Lane in Mansfield. Other trees were blown down across the northern half of Desoto Parish as well.

Thunderstorm Wind in RED RIVER, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 02:28:00 to 05-APR-22 02:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: HALL SUMMIT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down along Highway 371 south of Highway 514 on the east side of Hall Summit.

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 02:29:00 to 05-APR-22 02:29:00 (CST-6)
Location: CROSSROADS
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

About 20 trees were blown down along and across Highway 146 about a half-mile west of Highway 545.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 01:47:00 to 05-APR-22 01:47:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHREVEPORT
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A large tree was blown down on Robinson Place.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 01:56:00 to 05-APR-22 01:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: (BAD)BARKSDALE AFB
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

A 59 mph wind gust was measured at Barksdale Air Force Base (KBAD).

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 02:38:00 to 05-APR-22 02:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: COOLEY
Magnitude: 74.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees down on Highway 550 and Village Creek Road east of Bernice. Numerous trees were downed elsewhere across Union Parish including Highway 33 north at the Union Parish Elementary School, Highway 33 south at Hicks Frazier Road, Highway 15 south at Holmesville Road, Highway 15 south at Bobbie Cox Road, Highway 3121 in the Lockhart community, and Highway 143 at Albert Smith Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 02:54:00 to 05-APR-22 02:54:00 (CST-6)
Location: FARMERVILLE ARPT
Magnitude: 83.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Damaging straight line winds affected areas along and just south of Ruggs Bluff Road just southeast of Lake D'Arbonne, where a large portion of a metal roof was blown off of a metal barn and thrown across the roadway. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted farther east along Ruggs Bluff Road, with the greatest concentration of damage occurring where three pine trees were uprooted and fell onto a home. Numerous other hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted in an easterly direction nearby, with the winds rated here estimated near 95 mph. The wind damage became more sporadic farther east-southeast along Ruggs Bluff Road, especially as it crossed Francis Creek.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 03:08:00 to 05-APR-22 03:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCKY BRANCH
Magnitude: 74.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Park/Forest Service

About 75-100 trees, mostly tall/skinny pines, were uprooted (with some snaps) in the D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge. All of these trees were lying in an east-northeasterly direction, indicative of straight line winds. Pictures were submitted by a forest ranger from the refuge.

Thunderstorm Wind in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 03:10:00 to 05-APR-22 03:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: DREW
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down along Cheniere-Drew Road in West Monroe.

Thunderstorm Wind in WEBSTER, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 02:05:00 to 05-APR-22 02:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOLLY SPGS
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was blown down across Highway 79 just north of Grider Road northeast of Minden. A motorist was killed when the vehicle he was driving struck this fallen tree.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 01:37:00 to 05-APR-22 01:37:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREENWOOD
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down at Greenwood Baptist Church Road and Greenwood Springridge Road.

Tornado in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 02:46:00 to 05-APR-22 02:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: D ARBONNE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This is a continuation of the Eastern Lincoln Parish tornado. As the tornado crossed into Southwest Union Parish, it tracked east across Cranford Road, where it snapped a few trees along the road and across the pasture. The tornado continued to move east across Highway 33 just south of Hicks Frazier Road, where it intensified to an EF-1 with estimated maximum winds near 95 mph and reached its widest point, uprooting numerous hardwood trees adjacent to and behind a home. The tornado also peeled the tin roof off of a metal barn, before entering a heavily wooded area. It then weakened and lifted shortly thereafter upon reaching Wesley Russell Road.

Tornado in LINCOLN, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 02:45:00 to 05-APR-22 02:46:00 (CST-6)
Location: CEDARTON
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 95 mph touched down along Kens Landing Road in Eastern Lincoln Parish. Large branches were snapped off of multiple trees as the tornado tracked east into Southwestern Union Parish. It should be noted that the tornadic winds initially were weaker in Lincoln Parish, with winds estimated around 75 mph, before intensifying shortly after entering Union Parish.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 01:48:00 to 05-APR-22 01:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: LA ROSEN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Shingles were blown off of multiple homes on Hoyte Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 01:48:00 to 05-APR-22 01:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: LA ROSEN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Shingles were blown off of multiple homes on Mackey Lane.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 01:48:00 to 05-APR-22 01:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHREVEPORT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Power lines were downed near East Stoner and Viking Drive and near River Parkway Drive in East Shreveport.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 01:50:00 to 05-APR-22 01:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: DIXIE GARDENS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down near Dixie Meadow and Dixie Garden Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 03:18:00 to 05-APR-22 03:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAMMOCK
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down along Swartz Fairbanks Road north of Swartz.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 05-APR-22 03:02:00 to 05-APR-22 03:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCKY BRANCH
Magnitude: 74.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Damaging straight line winds affected much of the Rocky Branch community, with a swath of 80-85 mph winds sweeping across this area from a line of severe thunderstorms. Multiple trees were snapped or uprooted in an easterly direction, especially along Acree Road, east to Highway 143, along Wendy Lane, and Charles Dean Road. The most significant structural damage occurred when two large line trees were uprooted onto a home on Acree Road, another tree was uprooted onto a truck and mobile home also on Acree Road, and a large hardwood tree crushed a wooden barn along Wendy Lane.