EF1 tornado in Sabine Parish, Louisiana

An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 95 mph touched down between Converse and Oak Grove in Northern Sabine Parish along Highway 174 and moved north, snapping and uprooting numerous trees along its path. Some structures were damaged by fallen trees and limbs, with several power lines downed as well. The tornado crossed Harrison Road and and then Buckhalter Road twice, before moving into Southern DeSoto Parish.

Tropical Storm Beryl briefly strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds as it made landfall along the Southeast Texas coast near Matagorda Bay during the early morning hours of July 8th, and tracked north-northeast across East Texas and into Southwest Arkansas during the afternoon and evening hours. While Beryl weakened into a tropical storm over portions of Deep East Texas by mid-afternoon, very strong wind shear and helicity existed near and east of the center, contributing to the largest tornado outbreak in NWS Shreveport history, as well as with any landfalling tropical system. A total of 43 tornadoes were confirmed through NWS surveys across East Texas, North Louisiana, and Southwest Arkansas, before Beryl weakened into a depression by late afternoon over East Texas. As a part of this outbreak, 25 tornadoes touched down across portions of North Louisiana.