Thunderstorm Wind in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Trees downed on a greenhouse and plant nursery just west of Ashland.

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms with a well-established cold pool advanced into the Ark-La-Tex from Southern Oklahoma and North Central Texas during the late afternoon and evening on June 2nd. Significant destabilization occurred ahead of this linear mesoscale convective system (MCS) with MLCAPE values of 3000 to 3500 J/kg and surface dew points in the mid 70s. Effective shear was quite robust with 0-6 km values near 60 knots and strong speed shear in the mid-levels. The well-established cold pool and downstream instability was sufficient to support a damaging wind threat through late afternoon and into the evening hours. As a result, several damaging wind reports were recorded across Northwest Louisiana.