621  
WWUS54 KSHV 050116  
SVSSHV  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA  
816 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2025  
 
ARC057-073-091-099-050145-  
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-250405T0145Z/  
HEMPSTEAD AR-MILLER AR-LAFAYETTE AR-NEVADA AR-  
816 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2025  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN HEMPSTEAD...NORTHEASTERN MILLER...NORTHERN LAFAYETTE AND  
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA COUNTIES...  
 
AT 816 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF  
FULTON, OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOPE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...  
HOPE AROUND 825 PM CDT.  
PERRYTOWN AROUND 830 PM CDT.  
EMMET AROUND 840 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
SUTTON, PATMOS, AND OAKHAVEN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A  
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY  
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN  
A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT  
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE  
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT  
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3344 9368 3355 9384 3378 9359 3374 9343  
3362 9339  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 227DEG 32KT 3354 9370  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
 

 
 
16  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab LA Page
The Nexlab TX Page
The Nexlab AR Page
The Nexlab OK Page Main Text Page