NWS Shreveport LATO.W 0039April 25, 2026
Tornado Warning: Hempstead, Lafayette and Nevada County, AR
The National Weather Service office in Shreveport issued a tornado warning for Hempstead, Lafayette and Nevada County in Arkansas, which was in force until 12:45 a.m. local time on April 26. It was the 39th tornado warning the NWS office in Shreveport issued in 2026. Arkansas had 42 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 38 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Arkansas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 56 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, Lafayette and Nevada County
- State
- Arkansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:49 p.m. CDT, April 25, 2026
- Expires
- 12:45 a.m. CDT, April 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSHV TO.W 0039
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Arkansas since 2008Every warning type in Arkansas
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The notice as issued
TORSHV The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas... Northeastern Lafayette County in southwestern Arkansas... Southwestern Nevada County in southwestern Arkansas... * Until 1245 AM CDT. * At 1149 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Hope, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 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. * Locations impacted include... Hope, Perrytown, Willisville, Bodcaw, Patmos, Sutton and Falcon.
What the agency told people to do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from 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. Tornadoes are difficult to observe at night. Take cover now!
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.