Power Outage in Bossier City, LA

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

Several trees were blown down, one tree was uprooted, and another landed on a vehicle just southeast of Plain Dealing. Power lines were also downed at Highway 157 and Antrim Cutoff Road.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Bossier Parish.

A tree was blown down onto power lines several miles south of Benton.

Trees and power lines were downed in both the Dogwood and Stockwell Place subdivisions in East Bossier City.

A tree was blown down onto power lines in the Shady Grove neighborhood of Bossier City just south of Barksdale Air Force Base.

A tree was downed and a power pole was bent in a neighborhood near the north gate of Barksdale Air Force Base.

A tree was downed onto a power line near the intersection of Old Brownlee Road and Wemple Road.

A tree was downed across East Linton Road that took out powerlines about 200 yards north of Pilkington Cemetary.

Trees and power lines were downed in the Golden Meadows subdivision near Parkway High School.

An EF-2 tornado with maximum estimated winds near 115 mph touched down just east of Plain Dealing along Pleasant Hill Cemetary Road where it uprooted numerous trees and downed power lines. This tornado crossed Highway 2 where it damaged several homes and two mobile homes were rolled and completely destroyed. One injury was reported when a resident was hit in the head by a flying piece of lumber rendering the resident briefly unconscious in a manufactured home that lost its roof. An adjacent exterior wall was removed with another pushed in. The worst structural damage was observed near and adjacent to Mott Road, with the tornado continuing northeast uprooting numerous trees and power lines along its track before entering Northwest Webster Parish.

An EF-2 tornado with maximum estimated winds near 115 mph touched down just east of Plain Dealing along Pleasant Hill Cemetary Road where it uprooted numerous trees and downed power lines. This tornado crossed Highway 2 where it damaged several homes and two mobile homes were rolled and completely destroyed. One injury was reported when a resident was hit in the head by a flying piece of lumber rendering the resident briefly unconscious in a manufactured home that lost its roof. An adjacent exterior wall was removed with another pushed in. The worst structural damage was observed near and adjacent to Mott Road, with the tornado continuing northeast uprooting numerous trees and power lines along its track before entering Northwest Webster Parish.

Trees and power lines down. One tree was uprooted and fell onto a home on the 100 block of 7 Pines Road east of Benton.

Tree down across Old Plain Dealing Road. Power is out to the Bossier Parish Jail.

Powerlines were downed east of Hosston, Louisiana.

Numerous trees were downed in the Savannah Place Subdivision. Stop signs were completely bent over and leaning on a powerline along Barksdale Blvd. A privacy fence was blown over on Rossie Lee Street.

Trees and powerlines were downed near Swan Lake in Bossier.

This tornado is a continuation of the tornado that first touched down in eastern Panola County, Texas, then moved into De Soto and Caddo Parishes in northwest Louisiana before moving into southern Bossier Parish. The tornado moved across Atkins Clark Road where a mobile trailer was flipped at a gas well injuring the occupants. The tornado continued northeast crossing Hwy. 154 and 157 intersection damaging trees and powerlines before weakening and lifting near Lake Bisteneau. Maximum winds are estimated at 110 - 115 mph.

Trees and powerlines were downed east of Plain Dealing, Louisiana.

Trees and powerlines were downed in Rocky Mount, Louisiana.

Several trees were blown down along Hwy. 175. One large tree fell on a home about 8 miles northeast of Plain Dealing, Louisiana. Powerlines were also downed in several locations. Two barns were also blown down on Sentell Road.

Several trees and powerlines were downed northwest of town.

Powerlines were downed on Hwy. 157 near the Bellevue, community.

Powerlines were downed along Benton Road.

This storm developed over eastern Harrison County about 6 miles northwest of Waskom. This tornado first touched down about one half mile west of FM 134, continuing east across FM 9 about 3 miles north of Waskom, before entering western Caddo Parish. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped, especially east of FM 9, and across Highway 169. This tornado followed North Lakeshore Drive, with numerous homes damaged, some of which had their roofs partially removed. In addition, one of the homes was moved off of its foundation. Near I-220 and Blanchard Road, 12 empty railroad cars were blown off the track, with intermittent damage along Blanchard Road going into downtown Shreveport. Large tree limbs and power lines were downed, while road signs were downed as well. The tornado crossed the Red River south of the Diamond Jacks Casino, where numerous homes were damaged due to trees between Arthur Ray Teague Parkway and Barksdale Blvd. On Barksdale Blvd itself, numerous power poles were downed, with many businesses damaged, and damage to the west gate of Barksdale Air Force Base. The storm did 2.5 million dollars worth of damage to the Barksdale Air Force Base itself with the damage including the west gate, the golf course, fitness center and Chapel Two. Approximately 80 trees were uprooted around the main base. The tornado lifted in eastern Bossier Parish along Highway 157 south of Haughton. This tornado was rated an EF2, with winds of around 120 mph, and the most extensive damage found in the Lakeview Subdivision on the north side of Cross Lake in Caddo Parish. The total path length from Harrison County Texas through Bossier Parish Louisiana was 38.5 miles. The path width fluctuated through this continuous track, varying from between 100 to 400 yards.

This storm developed over eastern Harrison County about 6 miles northwest of Waskom. This tornado first touched down about one half mile west of FM 134, continuing east across FM 9 about 3 miles north of Waskom, before entering western Caddo Parish. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped, especially east of FM 9, and across Highway 169. This tornado followed North Lakeshore Drive, with numerous homes damaged, some of which had their roofs partially removed. In addition, one of the homes was moved off of its foundation. Near I-220 and Blanchard Road, 12 empty railroad cars were blown off the track, with intermittent damage along Blanchard Road going into downtown Shreveport. Large tree limbs and power lines were downed, while road signs were downed as well. The tornado crossed the Red River south of the Diamond Jacks Casino, where numerous homes were damaged due to trees between Arthur Ray Teague Parkway and Barksdale Blvd. On Barksdale Blvd itself, numerous power poles were downed, with many businesses damaged, and damage to the west gate of Barksdale Air Force Base. The storm did 2.5 million dollars worth of damage to the Barksdale Air Force Base itself with the damage including the west gate, the golf course, fitness center and Chapel Two. Approximately 80 trees were uprooted around the main base. The tornado lifted in eastern Bossier Parish along Highway 157 south of Haughton. This tornado was rated an EF2, with winds of around 120 mph, and the most extensive damage found in the Lakeview Subdivision on the north side of Cross Lake in Caddo Parish. The total path length from Harrison County Texas through Bossier Parish Louisiana was 38.5 miles. The path width fluctuated through this continuous track, varying from between 100 to 400 yards.

The remnants of Hurricane Ike which moved northward into northeast Texas on September 13th produced tropical storm force winds across all of Bossier Parish. Numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout the parish with widespread power outages reported. Local emergency management reported several large trees downed blocking Hwy. 3 near the town of Benton, Louisiana. A large tree was downed on a home at Hwy. 3 and Crestwood Circle in Benton, Louisiana as well. Another tree was downed on a home at Hwy. 157 near Princeton Road in Haughton, Louisiana.

Tropical storm force winds resulted in several trees down across the parish. The southern portion of the parish was hit very hard with numerous reports of power outages.

Trees and powerlines were downed on Belvue Road. The wind damaged an awning on a mobile home.

A large tree was downed knocking down powerlines on the 1700 block of South View Road.

Numerous downed trees resulted in widespread power outages across the parish. Approximately 3700 customers were without power across Caddo and Bossier Parishes during the height of the outage period.

Trees and powerlines were downed in Elm Grove.

Partial roof damage to Greenacres Middle School. Trees and powerlines were downed as well.

Trees and power lines down scattered throughout the parish.

Several reports of trees and power lines downed throughout the city.

Trees and power lines down in the city.

Trees and power lines down at Shed Rd and Benton Rd. Power lines also toppled near Airline Drive.

Some of the northern Parishes in north Louisiana experienced their second ice storm in as many weeks while others who missed out on the first storm experienced widespread icing problems. Freezing rain accumulations ranged from 1/4 to near 1 inch mainly north of Interstate 20. The Shreveport - Bossier metroplex were not affected by this second storm but widespread power outages were reported across Minden, Homer, Arcadia, Farmerville, Ruston, and Monroe Louisiana. 50,000 residents lost power due to ice accumulations on power lines and fallen trees and snapped trees limbs broken power lines.

An artic airmass spilled southward out of the central plains and into the lower Mississippi Valley. This cold surface airmass was overrun by a warm and humid airmass which combined with a strong upper level storm system across west Texas. The result was widespread freezing rain. Ice accumulations on average of one inch were common north and west of a line from Mansfield and Arcadia to Farmerville LA. An estimated 235,000 residents lost power from snapped power lines. Upwards of 29 transmission lines atop "H" shaped steel towers were snapped due to the weight of the ice. One man was killed and another injured when a tree limb laden with ice fell on them. Numerous traffic accidents were reported from ice covered roads and bridges. In the Shreveport - Bossier metroplex more than 205 streets were either blocked or partially blocked by limbs and fallen trees. Much of northwest Louisiana was declared a disaster area.

Numerous trees and power lines down.

A strong upper level trough moved out of the southern Great Basin and into the Lower Mississippi Valley pulling Artic Air southward to the Gulf Coast. Moisture laden air from the Gulf of Mexico moved northward and overran freezing surface temperatures producing an ice storm across the region. Ice accumulations of one to four inches left upwards of 30,000 homes without power due to ice covered tree limbs which snapped and dropped powerlines. Bienville, Clariborne, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union and Webster parishes were declared disaster areas and became eligable for federal aid. Total area damage in these zones ran nearly 7 million dollars. Damage breakdown by individual Parish are not available through this source. Hundreds of chicken houses and carports collapsed from the weight of the ice and snow.

A large upper trough extended from the Upper Midwest south into East Texas during the afternoon and evening of September 6th. At the surface, a moist and moderately unstable air mass was in place, with temperatures climbing into the lower 90s during the afternoon. With large scale forcing increasing ahead of the upper trough, isolated showers and thunderstorms developed over portions of Northwest Louisiana during the afternoon and evening, with one storm briefly becoming severe over Northern Bossier Parish, where damaging winds downed trees and power lines near Plain Dealing.

A shortwave trough progressed east across North Texas during the morning of May 25th, with large scale ascent and a strong southerly low level jet contributing to a complex of showers and thunderstorms that progressed east into portions of Northeast Texas during the afternoon. This complex was able to tap moderate instability that had developed in response to diurnal heating, resulting in isolated severe thunderstorms developing along the lead outflow boundary across East Texas and Northwest Louisiana. As a result, damaging winds downed trees across portions of East Texas, before downing additional trees and power lines south of Benton in Northern Bossier Parish. These storms eventually weakened by late afternoon in response to diminished heating and instability.

From the mid-morning through the mid-afternoon hours on December 16th, 2019, a strong cold front progressed from west to east across the Four State region, ahead of a strong upper level trough which progressed east across the Southern Plains. Just ahead of the front, several severe thunderstorms formed in the unstable and highly-sheared air mass in place over Deep East Texas, Central Louisiana, and the Ark-La-Miss. The most potent storm produced a long-track EF-1 tornado that initially touched down in central Bossier Parish and tracked over 26 miles, before lifting in far west-central Claiborne Parish. Along most of its track, the tornado passed over rural areas and most of the damage was limited to trees. However, in east-central Webster Parish, the tornado either severely damaged or destroyed several residences, but fortunately, there were no reported casualties. A few other storms produced relatively minor wind damage in Northern Louisiana, limited to downed trees and power lines. This local event was on the northwestern edge of a large regional tornado outbreak affecting Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

A strong, closed upper level low pressure system drifted east across the Texas Panhandle and into Western Oklahoma April 29th and the early morning hours of April 30th. Very strong southerly winds transported rich tropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico across much of EastCentral Texas, North Louisiana, Southwest Arkansas, and Eastern Oklahoma, with much above normal temperatures returning north across the warm sector as far north as Southern and Eastern Oklahoma. This helped to enhance the instability over these areas, where strong wind shear and deep layer forcing increased well ahead of the upper low over the Interstate 35 corridor of Northcentral Texas. Meanwhile, a shortwave trough ejected northeast across Southeast Texas and Northcentral Louisiana ahead of the closed low during the late morning through the afternoon hours, with scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developing over portions of Deep East Texas which spread northeast and intensified across Northcentral Louisiana. One isolated supercell was responsible for extensive wind damage across these areas, while even spawning an isolated tornado over Central Natchitoches Parish just northwest of Natchitoches. Scattered showers and thunderstorms later developed near and east of the DFW Metroplex during the afternoon of the 29th, which spread east into East Texas by late afternoon and early evening. These storms gradually weakened as they entered the Ark-La-Tex, although sporadic wind and hail damage was observed across portions of extreme Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas, and Northwest Louisiana. These storms intensified a bit during the early morning hours of April 30th, with more concentrated reports of trees and power lines being blown down over portions of Northcentral Louisiana, and even an isolated tornado over Eastern Winn Parish. These storms exiting the region prior to daybreak on April 30th.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of June 12th, as a warm, very moist, and unstable air mass was in place ahead of an upper level low pressure system over Southern Oklahoma and attendant trough axis that trailed the low across Central Texas. This disturbance enhanced the strength of the sea breeze over Southeast Texas and South Louisiana, with multiple outflow boundaries focusing new shower and thunderstorm development throughout the day as they spread north over much of East Texas and North Louisiana. Meanwhile, the upper level low pressure system to the west focused scattered shower and thunderstorm development over extreme Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, and Southwest Arkansas during the afternoon and evening. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms developed over McCurtain County Oklahoma, extreme Northeast Texas, and Northwest Louisiana, with damaging winds resulting in downed trees and power lines. Locally heavy rainfall also fell from these storms, with reports of flash flooding through Ouachita Parish in North Central Louisiana as widespread 1.5 to in excess of 3 inches of rain fell within a short period of time. These showers and thunderstorms diminished during the evening, before redeveloping overnight and into June 13th as the upper level lower pressure system and trailing trough entered the region.

Strong non-thunderstorm wind gusts were prevalent behind a strong cold front which moved through the region during the afternoon hours. Wind gusts as high as 45 mph were reported which downed large limbs and a few trees, resulting in isolated power outages.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the heating of the afternoon in a very unstable airmass across the region. Storms that developed across northeast Texas and extreme northwest Louisiana produced strong wind gusts which downed trees and power lines in the Tyler, Texas area as well as in Bossier City, Louisiana.