Power Outage in Monroe, LA

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

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

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

A few trees and power lines were blown down across the north end of the parish.

A power pole was snapped and power lines were downed across from the Calhoun Fire Department station on Cowboy Road in Calhoun.

Trees were uprooted near Calhoun at Exit 103 on I-20. A nearby power pole was snapped. A tree fell on a car at this same location.

A tree and a power pole were downed near Bon Aire Drive and Old Sterlington Road in Monroe.

A roof was damaged at Ford Plaza in West Monroe. Trees and power lines were downed, and a fence was toppled near Kiroli Park from Good Hope Road to Arkansas and Wallace Roads.

Trees were blown down onto power lines, resulting in power outages on the north side of West Monroe.

An EF-3 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 140 mph touched down at the corner of Fern Street and Brown Street in the Brownsville-Bawcomville community. As it moved through this area, it downed and snapped hundreds of trees, many of which fell onto homes. As the tornado crossed Sandal Street, it caused minor structural damage to several single-wide manufactured homes before tipping over a trailer as it crossed Jonesboro Road. The tornado then proceeded onward to break the metal trusses and bring down a wood chip conveyor belt onto a train at the Graphic Packaging International Paper Mill. As the tornado continued, it crossed the Ouachita River twice where it bends sharply before increasing intensity along Riverbend Drive. This increase in intensity was most notable from the many tree trunks snapped, the roof ripped off of a single family home, and the collapsed wall of another single family home. ||The tornado then crossed the Ouachita River again and partially damaged the roof of the Masur Museum of Art, missing Downtown Monroe by roughly a mile. As it crossed South Grand Street, it then ripped the roof off of a two story home and continued on to damage the roofs of several homes and downed trees until it crossed the intersection of Highway 165 and Interstate 20. There, it damaged a metal building structure and snapped a wooden power pole and steel light assembly as it crossed Millhaven Road. Numerous other power poles were snapped and blown over across Millhaven Road. Two semi trucks were also blown over near the Highway 165/Interstate 20 intersection as well. ||The worst damage from the tornado then occurred along Orchid Drive where it ripped the roof off of three homes and collapsed much of the exterior walls of one of the homes. It is believed that a mesovortex within the tornado led to this narrow corridor of more intense damage. After the tornado moved out of this subdivision, damage became more sporadic and the tornado touch down several more times before it destroyed a metal hangar housing several airplanes at the Monroe Regional Airport. The tornado then lifted as it crossed a runway at the airport. ||Initial estimates from the Ouachita Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness indicate that a total of 458 homes across the parish were impacted by this tornado and the two other tornadoes which also touched down near the Sterlington community in Northern Ouachita Parish that same morning of April 12th. Of these homes, 23 homes were destroyed, 108 had major damage, 243 with minor damage, and another 84 homes were affected across the parish. Damage at the Monroe Regional Airport alone was estimated at $25-30 million. According to Entergy, South Monroe lost seven distribution lines and one substation as a result of this tornado. Several other circuits and transmission structures were also damaged.

An EF-3 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 140 mph touched down at the corner of Fern Street and Brown Street in the Brownsville-Bawcomville community. As it moved through this area, it downed and snapped hundreds of trees, many of which fell onto homes. As the tornado crossed Sandal Street, it caused minor structural damage to several single-wide manufactured homes before tipping over a trailer as it crossed Jonesboro Road. The tornado then proceeded onward to break the metal trusses and bring down a wood chip conveyor belt onto a train at the Graphic Packaging International Paper Mill. As the tornado continued, it crossed the Ouachita River twice where it bends sharply before increasing intensity along Riverbend Drive. This increase in intensity was most notable from the many tree trunks snapped, the roof ripped off of a single family home, and the collapsed wall of another single family home. ||The tornado then crossed the Ouachita River again and partially damaged the roof of the Masur Museum of Art, missing Downtown Monroe by roughly a mile. As it crossed South Grand Street, it then ripped the roof off of a two story home and continued on to damage the roofs of several homes and downed trees until it crossed the intersection of Highway 165 and Interstate 20. There, it damaged a metal building structure and snapped a wooden power pole and steel light assembly as it crossed Millhaven Road. Numerous other power poles were snapped and blown over across Millhaven Road. Two semi trucks were also blown over near the Highway 165/Interstate 20 intersection as well. ||The worst damage from the tornado then occurred along Orchid Drive where it ripped the roof off of three homes and collapsed much of the exterior walls of one of the homes. It is believed that a mesovortex within the tornado led to this narrow corridor of more intense damage. After the tornado moved out of this subdivision, damage became more sporadic and the tornado touch down several more times before it destroyed a metal hangar housing several airplanes at the Monroe Regional Airport. The tornado then lifted as it crossed a runway at the airport. ||Initial estimates from the Ouachita Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness indicate that a total of 458 homes across the parish were impacted by this tornado and the two other tornadoes which also touched down near the Sterlington community in Northern Ouachita Parish that same morning of April 12th. Of these homes, 23 homes were destroyed, 108 had major damage, 243 with minor damage, and another 84 homes were affected across the parish. Damage at the Monroe Regional Airport alone was estimated at $25-30 million. According to Entergy, South Monroe lost seven distribution lines and one substation as a result of this tornado. Several other circuits and transmission structures were also damaged.

Several trees and power lines were downed in North Monroe.

Five power poles adjacent to each other were blown down along Highway 594 just north of Ouachita High School about three-quarters of a mile north of I-20.

An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds of 105-110 mph touched down just north of the Calhoun community along Griggs Road and Highway 151, where it snapped and uprooted numerous trees and power lines. The tornado moved north northeast roughly along Highway 837, snapping numerous trees, which caused significant damage to several homes along Highway 837 and Richardson Road. A barn was heavily damaged and a mobile home was flipped over before the tornado lifted.

A portion of a power pole was snapped due to thunderstorm winds along Highway 80 between Van Buren Drive and Stubbs Vinson Road, resulting in downed power lines which left about 40 homes without power.

Several trees were downed throughout the parish including powerlines taken down resulting in power outages.

Damaging thunderstorm wind gusts produced damage across the University of Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana. Large trees were downed along with power poles.

A National Weather Service Storm Survey crew determined that the damage across Monroe was consisted with that of an EF-2 Tornado. A tornado touched down in North Central Ouachita Parish as an embedded supercell thunderstorm within a squall line. The tornado initially uprooted and snapped large trees as it moved along an east northeast path towards the city of West Monroe. In the city of West Monroe, roof damage was observed to many homes and businesses. it crossed Interstate 20 near Thomas Road where many business signs and power poles were damaged or blown down. The tornado continued east northeast into the heart of West Monroe where numerous homes and vehicles were damaged due to uprooted and snapped trees. West Monroe High School was in the direct path of the tornado and received significant roof damage to a number of its buildings. The tornado continued east northeast crossing the Ouachita River just north of the Louisville Avenue Bridge and moving into the Garden District in the city of Monroe. In this area, the tornado was determined to be at its widest point at roughly 300 yards wide. The tornado snapped 15 power poles near the river and did heavy damage to the second floor of an apartment complex along Riverside Drive. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in the city of Monroe from Louisville Avenue to the south and Forsythe Avenue to the north. This area received some of the strongest winds as witnessed by the density of severe damage to homes. The tornado continued east, causing damage to businesses and homes near Oliver Road, then lifting as it moved near the intersection of Lamy Lane and Armand Street. Significant to sporadic wind damage was noted along a wide swath along the east side of the path where the rear flank downdraft of the thunderstorm emanated and ultimately culminated in straight line wind gusts.

A National Weather Service Storm Survey crew determined that the damage across Monroe was consisted with that of an EF-2 Tornado. A tornado touched down in North Central Ouachita Parish as an embedded supercell thunderstorm within a squall line. The tornado initially uprooted and snapped large trees as it moved along an east northeast path towards the city of West Monroe. In the city of West Monroe, roof damage was observed to many homes and businesses. it crossed Interstate 20 near Thomas Road where many business signs and power poles were damaged or blown down. The tornado continued east northeast into the heart of West Monroe where numerous homes and vehicles were damaged due to uprooted and snapped trees. West Monroe High School was in the direct path of the tornado and received significant roof damage to a number of its buildings. The tornado continued east northeast crossing the Ouachita River just north of the Louisville Avenue Bridge and moving into the Garden District in the city of Monroe. In this area, the tornado was determined to be at its widest point at roughly 300 yards wide. The tornado snapped 15 power poles near the river and did heavy damage to the second floor of an apartment complex along Riverside Drive. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in the city of Monroe from Louisville Avenue to the south and Forsythe Avenue to the north. This area received some of the strongest winds as witnessed by the density of severe damage to homes. The tornado continued east, causing damage to businesses and homes near Oliver Road, then lifting as it moved near the intersection of Lamy Lane and Armand Street. Significant to sporadic wind damage was noted along a wide swath along the east side of the path where the rear flank downdraft of the thunderstorm emanated and ultimately culminated in straight line wind gusts.

Powerlines were downed on Good Hope Road in West Monroe, Louisiana.

Trees were downed on Hwy. 165. Several powerlines were downed as well.

Two large transmission towers were downed in front of Entergy Power on Hwy. 165 south in Sterlington, Louisiana.

Several powerlines were downed near the Delta Community College.

Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in and around Monroe, Louisiana.

Trees and powerlines were downed throughout the entire parish.

Several trees and powerlines were downed across the entire parish.

Powerlines were blown down well south of West Monroe.

Numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout West Monroe and surrounding areas.

Trees and powerlines were downed. One tree fell on a house on Old Sterlington Road.

Trees and powerlines were downed on Philpot Road.

A tree was downed on New Natchitoches Road west of Monroe resulting in power outages.

Powerlines were downed in Monroe, Louisiana.

Trees were downed on 2 homes and nearby powerlines on the 200 block of Malvern Street in South Monroe. One home was heavily damaged as the tree crashed through the roof. There were no report of injuries.

Several trees were downed along with power outages in Monroe, Louisiana.

Trees and powerlines were downed on Ford Street in Monroe, Louisiana.

Trees were downed onto powerlines along White Street near Hwy. 165. Powerlines were also downed near Pecan Land Mall.

A tree was downed on a powerline on Roland Road in Monroe.

A tree was downed on a powerline on New Natchitoches Road and the power was out at the EOC.

Amateur Radio reported 26 trees downed throughout the Calhoun community and surround areas with the trees all facing a northward direction. Jim Finley and Guyton Swamp Road were the worst hit areas. Shingles and siding were blown off some homes with powerlines downed in at least four locations. The windows were also blown out of the Central Elementary School.

Broadcast media reported that the power went out at their station with estimated winds gusts to be near 65 mph.

A 51 mph wind gust was recorded at the KTVE studios in West Monroe. These winds were associated with a wake low area of low pressure behind widespread showers and embedded thunderstorms exiting into northeast Louisiana. These winds resulted in downed powerlines in the 300 block of Linderman as well as near Kiroli and Darbonne. Several thousand residents in West Monroe were without power. A large tree fell on a home in the 1300 block of Forsythe Ave. No injuries were reported. Approximately 20 utility poles were broken by fallen trees across the parish.

A few trees were snapped or uprooted along Charlie Griggs road and Velma Road. A fence and some powerlines were also blown down. Some minor porch roof damage occurred to a home on Velma Road.

A few trees were snapped or uprooted along Charlie Griggs road and Velma Road. A fence and some powerlines were also blown down. Some minor porch roof damage occurred to a home on Velma Road.

Power lines were downed at the intersection of Hwy. 165 and Finx Hideaway Road. Another tree was uprooted near Forsythe Avenue and Spencer Avenue.

The remnants of Hurricane Ike resulted in tropical storm force winds reported across much of Ouachita Parish in north central Louisiana. The winds downed several trees and power lines which resulted in numerous power outages across the parish.

Tropical storm force winds downed numerous trees and powerlines across Ouachita Parish. One tree was downed on a home in West Monroe with other trees being reported down on Prairie Road in the southern portion of the parish as well as Old Sterlington Road in the northern portion of the parish. Numerous power lines were downed all across the parish as well resulting in numerous power outages. A tree fell on a state troopers vehicle in the western portions of the parish as well.

A 15 inch diameter tree and powerline was downed in North Monroe at the corner of Spencer and Myrtle Roads.

Numerous trees and powerlines were downed from non-thunderstorm wind gusts. An estimated 15000 people were without power across all of northeast, Louisiana with 5600 people without power in Ouachita Parish alone. A large shed was destroyed and part of the shed landed on a truck. The Monroe Zoo also suffered some damage from fallen trees. A large tree was downed in front of Neville High School and another tree fell across Forsythe Avenue. A tree also blew the roof off an Insurance building located at 2109 Louisville Avenue.

Trees and power lines were downed throughout the parish. Estimated 2500 residents were without power. Peak wind gusts of 51 mph was measured at a television news station with a 46 mph wind gust at the Monroe, Louisiana airport.

Ouachita Parish law enforcement reported power lines down in the northern part of the city.

Powerlines were downed.

A measured wind gust of 64 mph was recorded at the Monroe Regional Airport. Some trees and power lines were downed as a result of this wind gust. In addition...a roof was blown off a warehouse in town.

Numerous trees and power lines downed across the parish.

A few trees and powerlines were downed along Bonnett Rd.

Lightning struck some Entergy equipment knocking out power to about 500 customers. The strike was in the 18th Street and Roselawn Avenue vicinity.

Several trees and power lines toppled.

Numerous trees and power lines pushed over.

During the early morning hour, Hurricane Lili made landfall along the west shore of Vermilion Bay in South Central Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane. During the day, the hurricane made steady progress northward and by 2 pm, Lili was downgraded to a tropical storm. As the storm moved into North Central Louisiana, the storm produced sustained winds of 40 mph with frequent gusts to 55 mph across most of the warned area. the strongest winds were felt near and to the east of the decaying eye wall of the tropical storm which moved through Natchitoches, grant, La Salle, Winn, Caldwell, Jackson and Ouachita Parishes. Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines were reported throughout these parishes along with a report of a brief tornado touch down in southeast Grant Parish and La Salle Parish. While the wind damage was scattered throughout these parishes, very little, if any structural damage was reported.

The City of Monroe's maintenance department arrived at work to find all the clocks and phones damaged from lightning which traveled into the building from an outside power pole. Damage was light and no injuries occurred.

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.

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.

Hurricane Delta tracked north northwest across the Western Carribean Sea as a major hurricane, having rapidly strengthened from a tropical depression to a Category 4 hurricane in just over 36 hours, the fastest intensification rate on record. Delta made its first landfall across the Yucatan Peninsula near Cancun on October 7th, before tracking north and making a second landfall near Creole, Louisiana in Cameron Parish as a Category 2 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and a minimum central pressure of 970 mb. This landfall, which occurred around 6 pm on October 9th, was only 12-15 miles east of where Major Hurricane Laura made landfall only 6 weeks prior. Delta remained a hurricane as it tracked northeast across Southwest and Central Louisiana, weakening to a tropical storm as it moved into Eastern Rapides, Southern La Salle, and Catahoula Parishes before moving across Northeast Louisiana east of Monroe. ||A combination of observed and estimated wind gusts ranged from 40-70+ mph across Northcentral Louisiana, resulting in scattered to numerous downed trees and power lines over these areas throughout the evening hours of the 9th through the early morning hours of the 10th before winds weakened by mid-morning over Northeast Louisiana and Northwest Mississippi. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2-5 inches was observed across much of North Louisiana, with the highest amounts of 6-10+ inches recorded across Southern Natchitoches, Grant, Winn, Southern Jackson, Southern Ouachita, Caldwell, and La Salle Parishes. In fact, isolated higher totals of 11-12+ inches was measured in Southern Grant and Central Caldwell Parishes, with the Catahoula RAWS near Bentley recording 12.23 inches, and a CoCoRaHS observer 4 miles northwest of Columbia recording 11.42 inches. Sporadic to widespread flooding was observed across Sabine, Natchitoches, Grant, Winn, Union, Ouachita, Caldwell, and La Salle Parishes. ||Here are the peak wind gusts at various automated stations across the affected areas of North Louisiana:||Monroe (Ouachita Parish), 63 mph|Gum Springs RAWS (Winn Parish), 54 mph |Peason Ridge (Sabine Parish), 54 mph (Incomplete data due to power failure)|Natchitoches (Natchitoches Parish), 47 mph (Incomplete data due to power failure)|Ruston (Lincoln Parish), 46 mph ||During the peak of the widespread power outages shortly after Delta's center of circulation exited Central and Northeast Louisiana during the morning hours of the 10th, 133,000 Cleco customers were without power in Central Louisiana, with an additional 20,500 SWEPCO customers without power in Northwest Louisiana. In North-central and Northeast Louisiana, over 60,000 Entergy customers were without power. ||Preliminary damage estimates indicate that Hurricane Delta caused near $1 billion in damage to residential and commercial property throughout Louisiana.||Here are the known damage across various parishes affected in North Louisiana:||Sabine Parish: Scattered trees and power lines were down throughout the parish. Power outages to 10 percent of the parish residents. ||Red River Parish: A couple of trees were down across the parish, including near Grand Bayou. ||Bienville Parish: Several trees were down across the parish.||Natchitoches Parish: Scattered trees and power lines were down throughout the parish. Power outages to 50 percent of the parish residents. Several roads in and near Natchez were flooded, as was Highway 119 in Natchez. Highway 120 west of I-49 near Robeline was flooded. ||Grant Parish: Scattered to widespread trees and power lines were down throughout the parish. Power outages to over 75 percent of the parish residents. Highway 8 near Pollock and Highway 167 in Dry Prong were flooded. The water was several feet deep in some areas in Pollock. ||Winn Parish: Scattered trees and power lines were down throughout the parish. Power outages to over 60 percent of the parish residents. Highway 501 between Winnfield and Calvin was flooded, as was Highway 1228 between Winnfield and Atlanta.||Jackson Parish: Scattered trees and power lines were down throughout the parish. The front of a brick building on Hudson Ave. in Jonesboro collapsed due to the strong winds. Power outages to 50 percent of the parish residents. ||Lincoln Parish: Scattered trees and power lines were down throughout the parish. Power outages to 20 percent of the parish residents. ||Union Parish: Numerous trees and power lines were down throughout the parish. A tree fell onto a home on the west side of Junction City. Power outages to about one-third of the parish residents. The 400 block of Old Meeks Road was flooded.||Ouachita Parish: Numerous trees and power lines were down throughout the parish. Over 50 trees were down in Kiroli Park in West Monroe, resulting in structural damage to walkways and foot bridges. Power outages to nearly 40 percent of the parish residents. Flooding was reported in the low-lying areas around Monroe and Bawcomville. ||Caldwell Parish: Scattered trees and power lines were down throughout the parish. A tree fell on a home in Kelly. Power outages to over 30 percent of the parish residents. The auditorium and a couple of classrooms at the Caldwell Parish High School were flooded. Highway 165 near Kelly was flooded. Numerous other roads were flooded throughout the parish.||La Salle Parish: Widespread trees and power lines were down throughout the parish. Two minor injuries were reported when a vehicle struck a downed tree in Jena. Power outages to over 80 percent of the parish residents. Flooding was reported near Jena on Highway 503, Tobacco Road, and also on Spring Creek Road. A high water rescue was performed after water flooded a home in Jena. Several other homes were evacuated due to the rising flood waters.

Hot and humid conditions continued from the final day in August through the first couple days of September, with temperatures climbing into the lower and mid 90s across North Louisiana. Oppressively high dewpoints in the mid to upper 70s in wake of a warm frontal passage on August 31st shifted back north across much of East Texas and North Louisiana, which when combined with the very hot temperatures, resulted in heat indices ranging from 100-110 degrees across these areas. This was brief though before scattered showers and thunderstorms and associated cloud cover ahead of a closed upper low pressure system over the Four Corners Region affected portions of North Louisiana on the 3rd, resulting in slightly cooler conditions with lower heat indices. Due to the extensive power outages across much of Northwest Louisiana in wake of Laura, the NWS Shreveport Heat Advisory criteria was temporarily lowered to heat indices greater than or equal to 100 degrees for parishes where at least 10% of the parish was without power in wake of Hurricane Laura.

Within a couple of days in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, very hot and humid conditions lingered across North Louisiana from August 29th-31st, as afternoon temperatures climbed into the lower to mid 90s each day. Light winds and very little mixing of the air mass leftover from Laura resulted in very oppressive dewpoints in the mid and upper 70s, contributing to heat indices between 105 and 110 degrees each day. Due to the extensive power outages across much of North-central Louisiana in wake of Laura, the NWS Shreveport Heat Advisory criteria was temporarily lowered to heat indices greater than or equal to 100 degrees for parishes where at least 10% of the parish was without power in wake of Hurricane Laura. Unfortunately, one fatality occurred when a 52 year old man died of a heat-related illness in Grant Parish on August 31st while removing storm debris.

An unusual August cool front shifted south across East Texas, Southern Arkansas, and North Louisiana during the afternoon hours of August 20th, south of an upper low and attendant upper trough that tracked east across the Mid and Lower Mississippi Valleys. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon through the evening hours along the front over Northcentral Louisiana, where greater large scale forcing ahead of the trough interacted with strong instability as temperatures had climbed into the upper 90s to near 100 degrees ahead of the front. Some of these storms became severe, producing multiple reports of wind damage which downed numerous trees and power lines. A 76 mph wind gust was measured at the Monroe Regional Airport in Ouachita Parish, with an estimated 60 mph wind gust also observed in Dubach in Lincoln Parish. Unfortunately, a tree also fell onto a mobile home near the Spearsville community in Union Parish, killing a woman inside of the home.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the late morning across Deep East Texas and Central Louisiana near an upper level disturbance, and advanced quickly north across extreme Eastern Texas, North Louisiana, and Southwest Arkansas during the mid and late afternoon hours. These storms consistently produced wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph, which resulted in downed trees and power lines.

A strong cold front moved through Northwest Louisiana during the evening hours of January 13th and the predawn hours of January 14th. Rain and a few storms accompanied the passage of this cold front across the northern half of the state. A very cold airmass filtered in behind the frontal boundary. Meanwhile, weak disturbances moved towards the state from the west and with plenty of moisture still in place, overrunning precipitation developed during the morning and afternoon hours of January 15th. With surface temperatures near or slightly below freezing, the precipitation fell as a mixture of freezing rain and sleet. Significant ice accumulation was reported across portions of Ouachita Parish on January 15th. In some locations, over one quarter of an inch was reported. This resulted in numerous power outages across the parish. In addition, scattered trees fell onto homes causing significant damage. Numerous traffic accidents were reported as well from ice accumulation across elevated bridges and overpasses.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms formed around the eastern periphery of an upper level ridge of high pressure that extended from New Mexico and the panhandle of Texas into the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley. An upper level shear axis and trough of low pressure aloft over Arkansas and East Oklahoma help provide lift and instability as it shifted east into the area. A surface boundary over the same area (Oklahoma and Arkansas) also contributed to the development of convection. Strong to severe thunderstorms produce scattered damage to trees and power lines with most of the damage caused by wind gusts.

A potent...upper level short wave accompanied a prefrontal feature during the afternoon hours of November 29th across north central Louisiana. These thunderstorms developed in a weakly unstable airmass across the region. However...there was strong wind shear present...especially in the lowest 3 kilometers of the atmosphere. A broken line of thunderstorms developed across east central Texas into northwest Louisiana along the prefrontal trough axis. These thunderstorms quickly became supercells. One of these storms produced a significant tornado in Winn Parish which traveled northeast and dropped again in southern Ouachita Parish. Other storms downed powerlines in northwest Louisiana and minor flooding problems.

Triple digit afternoon temperatures and a moist atmosphere resulted in a very unstable airmass across northern Louisiana during the afternoon and evening hours of August 5th. Storms developed during the heating of the day and these storms produce strong and damaging wind gusts that downed trees and powerlines across portions of the region.

Scattered severe thunderstorms developed over the eastern sections of north central Louisiana during the peak heating of the afternoon on the 1st, generally along a weak surface trough and upper level disturbance that extended from southeast Texas into central Louisiana and Mississippi. These thunderstorms produced several reports of damaging winds, which downed trees and power lines in Ouachita, Caldwell, Jackson, and Winn Parishes. The most extensive damage came from a downburst near the Monroe Regional Airport.

A wake low that developed behind widespread showers and thunderstorms during the early morning hours of April 18th resulted in widespread sustained wind gusts of 40-50 mph across much of north central Louisiana. These wind gusts persisted for an hour to an hour and a half, resulting in numerous reports of trees and power lines being downed throughout Jackson and Ouachita Parishes.

An upper level ridge which was located across the central and southern plains over the last couple of weeks and resulted in triple digit temperatures across much of the region finally moved west into the inter-mountain west. As a result, southwest Arkansas and northeast Louisiana was put in a more favorable storm pattern being east of the upper level ridge axis. Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across the southern plains during the overnight hours of August 10th and moved southeast into southwest Arkansas and north central and northeast Louisiana during the morning hours of August 11th. Widespread flooding was reported across much of the region. During the afternoon with heating of the day, strong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of north central and northeast Louisiana. These storms produced strong and damaging wind gusts which downed trees and power lines in a few locations.

An upper level low pressure system moved across Oklahoma and over |Arkansas during the afternoon and evening of 5/3/2007. As the upper |level system moved over warm and moist air at the surface, up to 3 |squall lines developed in east and northeast Texas and north Louisiana, |with the first squall line producing quite a bit of wind damage to |trees and powerlines in north Central Louisiana late in the afternoon. |At least one injury occurred as a result of these storms.