Late during the evening of June 15th, regional radar analysis showed several clusters of severe thunderstorms ongoing along the middle Red River Valley into Northeast Texas. The eastern-most cluster displayed signs of cold pool intensification and developed a bowing structure. Observational trends farther downstream favored a continued motion along the instability gradient to the southeast through midnight into the early morning hours on June 16th. Given the background wind fields and buoyancy were still quite strong, the threat of damaging winds upwards of 75+ mph and large hail increased as the complex moved into far Northeast Texas and Northwest Louisiana just after midnight.
Farther west near the Red River, additional storm development occurred along the trailing outflow. Less organized than the eastern cluster, individual storms, including a few supercells, eventually evolved and remained semi-discrete for a few hours. Given the more cellular nature, large hail was a threat initially with the amount of instability upwards of 5000 J/kg and 60 knots of effective shear. A greater risk of damaging winds gradually evolved as storms remained organized and grew upscale overnight.
As a result, large hail up to 2+ inches in diameter eventually occurred in some storms followed by an intense bow echo, resulting in widespread severe winds and even some hurricane-force gusts, setting the stage for initiating a derecho-type event across much of Northeast Texas and North Louisiana. In addition, an isolated tornado also occurred near the Texas/Louisiana state line on the south flank of the extreme derecho winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 02:25:00 to 16-JUN-23 02:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: DOWNSVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tree downed on Highway 151 near Fawn Drive close to Union and Ouachita Parish line.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 02:35:00 to 16-JUN-23 02:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: POINT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees and power lines downed in the Point community area, with many trees across several roadways.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:45:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: NORTON
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Numerous trees downed in the Long Lake subdivision, including a couple of trees on a home on Chardonnay Circle.

Thunderstorm Wind in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 02:28:00 to 16-JUN-23 02:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: BAWCOMVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Large tree snapped and downed onto power lines on Pine Ridge Road in West Monroe.

Thunderstorm Wind in DE SOTO, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:35:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: KICKAPOO
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Numerous trees and power lines downed along Highway 171 near Red Bluff Road, as well as across much of De Soto Parish.

Thunderstorm Wind in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 02:43:00 to 16-JUN-23 02:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: FRIZZELL
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Multiple trees and power lines downed on Music Road in Swartz.

Thunderstorm Wind in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 02:35:00 to 16-JUN-23 02:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: HIGHLAND PARK
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Multiple trees downed on the north side of Monroe.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 02:25:00 to 16-JUN-23 02:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: DOWNSVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees and power lines downed in the Downsville community area, with many trees across several roadways.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:25:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLANCHARD
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Reports of widespread downed trees and power lines in the Blanchard area.

Thunderstorm Wind in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 02:32:00 to 16-JUN-23 02:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: MONROE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Trees downed onto power lines on North 3rd Street in Monroe.

Thunderstorm Wind in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 01:20:00 to 16-JUN-23 01:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHESTNUT
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Multiple trees were downed across Highway 9 north of Campti.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRANT, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 02:14:00 to 16-JUN-23 02:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: DRY PRONG
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous trees and power lines downed across Grant Parish.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:26:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: (SHV)SHREVEPORT RGNL
Magnitude: 61.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A 70 mph wind gust was recorded at the Shreveport Regional Airport ASOS.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:30:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: JEWELLA
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Reports of widespread downed trees throughout Shreveport and Caddo Parish.

Thunderstorm Wind in WINN, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 01:47:00 to 16-JUN-23 01:47:00 (CST-6)
Location: WINNFIELD
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Multiple trees were downed between Winnfield and Joyce.

Thunderstorm Wind in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 01:33:00 to 16-JUN-23 01:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROBELINE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Multiple trees downed across Highway 6 near Robeline and the Sabine Parish line.

Thunderstorm Wind in LA SALLE, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 02:23:00 to 16-JUN-23 02:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: JENA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous trees and power lines downed across La Salle Parish.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:45:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: (BAD)BARKSDALE AFB
Magnitude: 58.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A 67 mph wind gust was recorded by the Barksdale AFB ASOS in Bossier City.

Thunderstorm Wind in DE SOTO, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:34:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: STONEWALL
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A metal roof was blown off of a walkway at North De Soto Lower Elementary School, and a wooden privacy fence and chimney were also blown down in the North DeSoto Estates subdivision.

Thunderstorm Wind in BIENVILLE, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 01:03:00 to 16-JUN-23 01:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: RINGGOLD
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous trees and power lines downed near Ringgold and throughout much of Bienville Parish.

Thunderstorm Wind in LA SALLE, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 02:22:00 to 16-JUN-23 02:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: JENA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Tree downed onto a mobile home on Basham Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:29:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:29:00 (CST-6)
Location: BOSSIER CITY
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A 66 mph wind gust was recorded at the Shreveport Downtown Airport ASOS.

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 01:45:00 to 16-JUN-23 01:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: SIMSBORO
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Multiple trees and power lines downed near Simsboro.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:22:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLANCHARD
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Tree downed onto a home in Blanchard, injuring an occupant of the home.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:45:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROBSON
Magnitude: 70.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

An 80 mph wind gust was recorded at a Union Pacific Railroad Mesonet weather station along Highway 1 near the Port of Caddo-Bossier.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:32:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: FORBING
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Numerous large pine trees were snapped on Ferry Creek Drive in the Ellerbe Wood subdivision in southeast Shreveport with widespread power outages reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:45:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: VANCEVILLE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Scattered reports of large tree limbs downed in and around the Legacy subdivision.

Tornado in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:20:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: FOUR FORKS
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A strong line of thunderstorms moved through East Texas and Northwest Louisiana during the early morning hours on June 16th. As it moved through East Texas and into the Shreveport metro area, the storm begin to take on a bow shape, indicating that the system would likely produce strong straight line winds. As the storm reached near the Texas/Louisiana state line from Panola County into southwest Caddo Parish, it produced a brief EF-1 tornado with maximum wind gusts of 110 mph, a path width of nearly 850 yards, and path length of nearly six miles in far southwest Caddo Parish.
With a storm already producing widespread straight-line wind damage, it became difficult to determine what was tornadic and what was straight-line winds. It was determined that the tornado touched down to the west of County Road 322 in Panola County where a large tree fell onto a single family home. The tornado then moved to the southeast across the Texas/Louisiana state line towards Johns Gin Road where it produced widespread tree damage all along Johns Gin Road north of Keatchie Marshall Road. From there, the tornado moved through a neighborhood to the west of Four
Forks Road just north of Keatchie Marshall Road where a number of trees were either uprooted or snapped. This same area was just struck by a tragic tornado in December 2022. The tornado then tracked to the southeast along Keatchie Marshall Road where damage became more sparse and then lifted just to the west of Preston Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in DE SOTO, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:54:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:54:00 (CST-6)
Location: MANSFIELD
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Gas station canopy downed near the intersection of McArthur Drive and Polk Street in Mansfield.

Thunderstorm Wind in WEBSTER, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 01:10:00 to 16-JUN-23 01:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: SIBLEY
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Reports of widespread trees downed in Sibley.

Thunderstorm Wind in WEBSTER, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 01:05:00 to 16-JUN-23 01:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: DIXIE INN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees and power lines downed in Dixie Inn.

Thunderstorm Wind in WEBSTER, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 01:05:00 to 16-JUN-23 01:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: DOYLINE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Widespread downed trees in Doyline with a report of entrapment at a residence due to a tree on the home.

Thunderstorm Wind in WEBSTER, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 01:30:00 to 16-JUN-23 01:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: HEFLIN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Several trees downed across the southern portions of Webster Parish, with multiple roads blocked.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:25:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: METCALF
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Several large limbs and a couple of trees downed in Blue Ridge Mobile Home Park on Buncombe Road in Shreveport with one street blocked.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 02:10:00 to 16-JUN-23 02:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: BERNICE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tree downed on a vehicle on Highway 167 south of Bernice, trapping the driver but with no injuries reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 02:30:00 to 16-JUN-23 02:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: DOWNSVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Large tree downed across Highway 15 near Arthur McDaniel Road near Downsville.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 02:30:00 to 16-JUN-23 02:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: BAYOU D ARBONNE LAKE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tree downed on Scotts Hideaway Road near Lake D'Arbonne State Park.

Thunderstorm Wind in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 16-JUN-23 00:35:00 to 16-JUN-23 00:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: LUCAS
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Reports of numerous trees and power lines downed in the Southern Loop and Ellerbe Road areas, with one tree blocking the intersection of Ellerbe Road and Flournoy Lucas Road and another on Norris Ferry Road just north of Southern Loop.