Thunderstorm Wind — Natchitoches, Louisiana

2025-05-02 · near Grappes Bluff, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Event narrative

Multiple trees were blown down across Northern Natchitoches Parish.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough traversed east across the Southern Plains on May 2nd, which reinforced a weak cold front southeast into portions of extreme Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas along the I-30 corridor by afternoon. Strong daytime heating contributed to ample air mass destabilization through the day across the warm and moist sector ahead of the front, with scattered severe thunderstorms developing by midday through much of the afternoon across North Louisiana. These storms produced multiple reports of large hail and damaging winds, with locally heavy rainfall atop already saturated grounds resulting in flash flooding across portions of the region as well. While the severe threat diminished by late afternoon, flash flooding persisted through the evening hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1260210. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.