Thunderstorm Wind — Bienville, Louisiana

2025-08-14 · near Sailes, Bienville, Louisiana

Event narrative

A tree was blown down across a power line along Highway 154 near Branch Loop Road.

Wider weather episode

A weak upper level disturbance extended across portions of Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and Northwest Louisiana on August 14th, in an area where afternoon temperatures climbed to near and in excess of 100 degrees. Given the moist and very unstable air mass in place, scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon across portions of the Four State Region, with one isolated severe thunderstorm producing damaging winds which downed a tree northeast of the Jamestown community in Bienville Parish.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1284543. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.