A vigorous upper level trough traversed east through the Desert Southwest and into the Southern Rockies January 1st, before ejecting northeast across the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles into Western Kansas on the 2nd. In advance of this trough, rich low level moisture quickly spread northward from the Gulf of Mexico across East Texas, North Louisiana, and Southern Arkansas, along a strong southerly low level jet that developed ahead of a deepening surface low over Southeast Colorado and Western Kansas. With the trough taking on a more negative tilt as it ejected northeast across the Panhandle region, a dryline mixed east to the I-35 corridor of North-central Texas by early evening, and into East Texas and Eastern Oklahoma during the evening and overnight hours. Large scale forcing increased well ahead of the approaching upper trough across the expanding moist sector from the late morning through the afternoon and evening hours of the 2nd, with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developing across portions of Deep East Texas, North Louisiana, and Southern Arkansas. Increasing instability due to diurnal heating within a strongly sheared and moist air mass resulted in the gradual development of strong to severe thunderstorms across these areas, with locally heavy rain falling over areas where the storms moved repeatedly over the same areas. Rainfall amounts ranged from 1-3 inches across much of North Louisiana, with isolated higher totals of 5-6+ inches observed Eastern Bienville, much of Jackson, Western Ouachita, and Eastern Union Parishes. This resulted in areas of flash flooding across portions of North Louisiana from the mid-afternoon through the early morning hours on the 3rd, with sporadic reports of damaging winds and isolated tornadoes across the region as well.

Flash Flood in SABINE, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 16:00:00 to 02-JAN-23 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: UNION SPGS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A culvert was washed out along Coker Worsham Road northwest of Converse.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 20:27:00 to 02-JAN-23 20:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: RANDOLPH
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A power line was down on East 4th Street in Junction City.

Flash Flood in SABINE, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 16:30:00 to 02-JAN-23 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: CONVERSE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

High water covered multiple roads in Converse.

Flash Flood in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 21:06:00 to 03-JAN-23 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: HONORE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

High water covered the intersection of I-220 and Benton Road.

Flash Flood in RED RIVER, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 17:15:00 to 02-JAN-23 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: SPRINGVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

High water covered portions of Highway 71 and Highway 480 southeast of Coushatta.

Flash Flood in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 21:29:00 to 03-JAN-23 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BENTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Water entered a home in Benton. Roads were also covered in high water.

Flash Flood in JACKSON, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 18:00:00 to 02-JAN-23 20:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: HODGE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

High water covered multiple roads in Hodge.

Flash Flood in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 22:00:00 to 03-JAN-23 00:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: (SHV)SHREVEPORT RGNL
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Cars were stranded in high water at the intersection of Hollywood Ave. and Kennedy Drive near the Shreveport Regional Airport.

Flash Flood in JACKSON, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 18:13:00 to 02-JAN-23 20:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: WESTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

High water covered portions of Gladway Road.

Flash Flood in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 22:06:00 to 03-JAN-23 00:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: NICHOLS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Four vehicles were stranded in high water at various locations throughout the city of Shreveport.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 18:24:00 to 02-JAN-23 18:24:00 (CST-6)
Location: DEAN
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down on Alabama-Landing Road.

Flash Flood in DE SOTO, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 20:15:00 to 03-JAN-23 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: FRIERSON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

High water covered Red Bluff Road east of I-49.

Hail in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 19:05:00 to 02-JAN-23 19:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHENIERE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter size hail fell southwest of Monroe.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 03-JAN-23 04:11:00 to 03-JAN-23 04:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHREVEPORT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A large tree was uprooted across the 500 block of College street, falling across multiple  power lines and a vehicle.

Flash Flood in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 19:12:00 to 02-JAN-23 20:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: CALHOUN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

High water covered the intersection of Highway 80 and Calhoun Cutoff Road in Calhoun.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 03-JAN-23 04:21:00 to 03-JAN-23 04:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROBSON
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The roof of a warehouse was damaged. Nearby trailers were also blown over.

Tornado in SABINE, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 15:11:00 to 02-JAN-23 15:19:00 (CST-6)
Location: BOLEYN
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 90 mph touched down near Terrell Road and Emanuel Church Road after it was initially spotted off of Little Egypt Road. There, it ripped some metal panels off of a home, flipped a swing set, and uprooted several trees. As the tornado continued on, it intermittently touched down several times, uprooting and snapping trees as it crossed Boline Road. At this location, it also damaged a small metal outbuilding. The tornado continued on to uprooted trees and down branches as it crossed Scourgout Road before lifting after crossing Thyra Johnson Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 03-JAN-23 04:25:00 to 03-JAN-23 04:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: ELM GROVE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A few trees and power lines were downed in Elm Grove. A barn was also displaced.

Tornado in RED RIVER, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 15:43:00 to 02-JAN-23 15:44:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARTIN
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-0 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 70 mph briefly touched down near Ashland Road several miles northeast of the Edgefield community, where it downed large branches and peeled the shingles off of a roof of a gazebo. After crossing Ashland Road, the tornado peeled a metal covering off of a porch of a double-wide manufactured home and damaged the skirting around the home before it lifted.

Flash Flood in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 21:24:00 to 03-JAN-23 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: HUGHES
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

High water covered portions of Old Plain Dealing Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 19:40:00 to 02-JAN-23 19:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: SLIGO
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were downed along Sligo Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 20:15:00 to 02-JAN-23 20:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: OAKS
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down on Pinehill Spur Road near Highway 79.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 19:50:00 to 02-JAN-23 19:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: MAGENTA
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down on Highway 527.

Tornado in JACKSON, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 16:46:00 to 02-JAN-23 17:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: WYATT
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 850.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-2 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 120 mph touched down just north of the Jackson/Winn Parish line along Highway 167 and moved northeast across Firetower Section Road and Highway 147/Walker Road, where numerous trees were snapped. On Walker Road, the tornado caused roof damage to a chicken house and some manufactured homes. The most significant damage on Walker Road occurred just north of its intersection with Whitman Road where a single-wide manufactured home, which was anchored into the ground, was flipped and rolled off of its foundation, destroying most of its roof and walls, but leaving the undercarriage attached. The tornado snapped and uprooted more trees and broke a wooden electrical pole as it crossed Rome Road, Highway 4, and Strain Allen Road. On Strain Allen Road, a very large hardwood tree was snapped and a home suffered the partial loss of its metal roof. More broken limbs and snapped trunks were observed as the tornado crossed Halfway Creek and travelled north-northeast along Kelley Road. The most significant damage along the entire tornado track occurred as it crossed Highway 811/Gladway Road near its intersection with Kelley Road. Here, a brick single-family home lost most of its roof. This caused the partial failure of the walls of the garage of the home, but the majority of the home remained standing and intact. A metal garage building on this property suffered a complete loss of its walls, but most of its roof and the metal frame poles remained standing. About 150 yards to the northwest, another brick single-family home suffered almost a total loss of its roof covering. The damage in this area was rated as EF-2 based mainly on the roof loss to the two homes. On the north side of Gladway Road, a double-wide manufactured home suffered the loss of most of its roof, but the walls remained standing. An attached carport on another single-family brick residence was destroyed as the tornado continued north of Gladway Road and west of Kelley Road. This tornado continued to snap numerous trees on Kelley Road as it continued northward crossing Slash Pine Road and again crossing Kelley Road and Parish Barn Road. More tree damage was observed along Lucy-Leonard Road and Highway 155. Two brick single-family homes on Highway 155 just west of Sugar Creek suffered some loss of shingles from the roof. The tornado began to weaken rapidly and caused more minor roof damage to a single-family home and snapped some large tree branches along Stonewall Road before finally lifting. Three minor injuries were reported from this tornado, but their exact locations were not available to the survey team.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 19:50:00 to 02-JAN-23 19:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: FILLMORE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A tree was blown down onto a power line near the Eastwood community.

Tornado in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 18:19:00 to 02-JAN-23 18:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: UPCO
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-2 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 130 mph touched down west-southwest of the Haile community, crossing Ford and Arkansas Roads in a very rural area where hardwood and softwood trees were were snapped and uprooted. The tornado continued on to the east-northeast, producing mostly tree damage as it crossed Cypress Road and Albert Barr Road. In addition, falling trees downed many power lines in this area as it moved to the northeast for two to three miles. The most significant damage occurred a little farther to the northeast as the tornado crossed Wheeler Road. At this location, there were a few collapsed electrical transmission towers which were rated as high-end EF-2 damage with estimated 130 mph winds. From here, the last few miles of the tornado tracked closer to the Haile community, crossing Highway 143, Jordan Taunton Road, Sunset Road, Haile Baptist Church Road, and Jessie Guinn Road. In these areas, the damage was again confined to mainly snapped and uprooted trees, with several homes and outbuildings heavily damaged, but mainly due to downed trees. The tornado was unique in a few ways. First, the path width was up to a half a mile in the latter portion of the track, which is very wide for a tornado which was mostly weak throughout a majority of its path. Secondly, the collapsing of the large electrical transmission towers garnered a rating up to 130 mph, but there were no other surveyed damage indicators which warranted an EF-2 rating. The survey team believes there could be other significant damage indicators near the downed transmission towers, although potentially live downed high voltage lines in the vicinity of the towers did not allow the survey team to survey in close proximity.

Flash Flood in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 16:35:00 to 02-JAN-23 19:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: CAMPTI
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

High water covered Highway 71 near Campti.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 19:50:00 to 02-JAN-23 19:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: SLIGO
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A pergola was lifted and relocated about 50 feet from its original location.

Flash Flood in RED RIVER, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 16:49:00 to 02-JAN-23 19:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: COUSHATTA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

High water covered East Carroll Street in Coushatta. Other roads in town were covered in high water as well.

Flash Flood in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 20:00:00 to 02-JAN-23 22:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: BROWNSVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

High water covered Hinton Road in the Brownsville-Bawcomville community.

Thunderstorm Wind in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 17:55:00 to 02-JAN-23 17:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: FOLKSVILLE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

One tree was blown down along Pine Grove Drive. Another nearby tree was also downed along Highway 80.

Thunderstorm Wind in WEBSTER, LOUISIANA
From 02-JAN-23 20:20:00 to 02-JAN-23 20:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: HEFLIN
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down just southeast of Heflin near the Bienville Parish line.