Apr 22, 2020
An upper level trough ejected east-northeast across the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandles during the morning of April 22nd, before shifting across much of Oklahoma during the afternoon. Meanwhile, a warm front over Central and Southeast Texas into Southern Louisiana lifted slowly north into portions of East Texas and Central Louisiana during the afternoon. Large scale forcing quickly increased ahead of this trough such that showers and thunderstorms developed near and north of the front during the day,
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 880095). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Natchitoches County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.