NWS Shreveport LASV.W 0292September 12, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Hempstead and Nevada County, AR
The National Weather Service office in Shreveport issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Hempstead and Nevada County in Arkansas, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on September 12. It was the 292nd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Shreveport issued in 2026. Arkansas had 25 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 28 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Arkansas's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 53 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Shreveport LA
- Area
- Hempstead and Nevada County
- State
- Arkansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:07 p.m. CDT, September 12, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. CDT, September 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSHV SV.W 0292
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRSHV The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas... Northern Nevada County in southwestern Arkansas... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 607 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Prescott. This storm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Prescott, Bluff City, Boughton and Morris.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
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