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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 28, 2026Hempstead County, Nevada County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2026, 7:15 PM CDT for Hempstead County, Nevada County, Arkansas. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 28, 2026, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2026, 8:03 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Hempstead County, AR, Nevada County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 28, 5:45 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 152 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2442 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1317 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 221 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 537 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 4.8
Supercell composite: 35.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

236 
WFUS54 KSHV 290015
TORSHV
ARC057-099-290115-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0045.260429T0015Z-260429T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
715 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East Central Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Nevada County in southwestern Arkansas...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 715 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Blevins, or 10 miles north of Hope, moving
  southeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size 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...
  Prescott, Emmet, Perrytown, Rosston, Bluff City, Cale, Laneburg,
  Morris, Mount Moriah, Boughton and Sutton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3371 9361 3393 9346 3389 9330 3388 9331
      3384 9328 3383 9322 3380 9318 3382 9314
      3378 9310 3353 9311
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 293DEG 37KT 3381 9359

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

50

2 follow-up statements

586 
WWUS54 KSHV 290039
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
739 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

ARC057-290049-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-260429T0115Z/
Hempstead AR-
739 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL HEMPSTEAD COUNTY...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT Wednesday for a
portion of southwest Arkansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3369 9344 3390 9335 3389 9330 3388 9331
      3385 9329 3384 9328 3384 9326 3383 9326
      3383 9322 3382 9322 3383 9321 3380 9318
      3382 9314 3379 9313 3378 9310 3357 9311
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 293DEG 37KT 3381 9358

$$


ARC099-290115-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-260429T0115Z/
Nevada AR-
739 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
NEVADA COUNTY...

At 739 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles north of Rosston, or 8 miles southeast of
Prescott, moving southeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size 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...
  Prescott, Bluff City, Cale, Morris, Laneburg and Boughton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3369 9344 3390 9335 3389 9330 3388 9331
      3385 9329 3384 9328 3384 9326 3383 9326
      3383 9322 3382 9322 3383 9321 3380 9318
      3382 9314 3379 9313 3378 9310 3357 9311
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 293DEG 37KT 3381 9358

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

20

857 
WWUS54 KSHV 290103
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
803 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

ARC099-290113-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-260429T0115Z/
Nevada AR-
803 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL NEVADA COUNTY...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT Wednesday for a
portion of southwest Arkansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3369 9344 3390 9335 3389 9330 3388 9331
      3385 9329 3384 9328 3384 9326 3383 9326
      3383 9322 3382 9322 3383 9321 3380 9318
      3382 9314 3379 9313 3378 9310 3357 9311
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 293DEG 37KT 3371 9331

$$

20

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 28, 6:51 PM CDT, 24 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Issued at 145 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
Round Two is underway across the TX/OK Red River Valley and our heating has opened up for a much better result ahead of this late day approach.
The cold front will add forcing with our surface winds shifting to N before daybreak across I-30 then by mid morning for I-20.
A nice 1022mb air mass will set up shop for a stellar weekend.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 6:51 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion...DELAYED
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
651 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 145 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

 - Round Two is underway across the TX/OK Red River Valley and our
   heating has opened up for a much better result ahead of this
   late day approach.

 - The cold front will add forcing with our surface winds shifting
   to N before daybreak across I-30 then by mid morning for I-20.

 - A nice 1022mb air mass will set up shop for a stellar weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 145 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

The cirrus veil has parted from earlier thunderstorms up wind, with
more sunshine on tap for the afternoon. So far, we see a wide
range of temperatures here from 77 at DeQueen to 89 at Lufkin.
S/SW winds are going to gust up a little and the cap will elevated
and cool in the process. Our dew points remain loaded for bear
with lower 70s on average. It's 68 in Center for the driest and 75
for the wettest. Although Idabel is 81 over 81 and may be stuck.

The gusty SW winds are feeding into this new (round two) thunderstorm
development over N TX, west of Lake Texoma. A line extends NE
along the frontal boundary into Oklahoma City and Tulsa. So plenty
of opportunity for development to fill in ahead of that boundary
in Tornado watch 171. We will likely see a new watch coordinated
later this afternoon for our evening hours. The expected
development will likely be long lived into the night with the cold
front falling in behind the convective assist. So we will stand
by with our seat belts fastened tonight, and by this time
tomorrow a 1018mb air mass will position itself over MO/AR.

Clouds from new storms ahead of the E Pacific cut-off low's
approach in the pattern will keep us from heating up much keeping
70s for a couple of days. And more high pressure to come as our NE
winds are reinforced early on Friday ahead in conjunction with
our next good rain coming. So look for 60s for highs at that time.
Lows will be cooler in the 50s, and likely 40s for one day on
Sunday morning thanks to that secondary air mass this weekend.
The WPC has us Slight Risk for excessive today under the towers
and then again Friday for the soaker to kick off the May bucket
rainfall entries. Nothing more than Marginal risk wise later this
week from the SPC 4-8, but hail could become a threat with the
cold core low opening up into a wave, but tracking right over us
Friday night. Beyond a beautiful weekend, next week has a third
air mass looking good in the 10 day outlook. /24/

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 545 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

For the 29/00Z TAF update, yet another round of active weather
(TSRA/-SHRA) will keep a chance of MVFR/IFR vis/cigs across the
airspace through 29/08Z. VFR vis/cigs will briefly return until
29/15Z ahead of the next round of weather continuing through the
rest of the period. This is all occurring along and ahead of the
frontal boundary, and it will proceed to introduce northerly
winds through the full airspace by the end of the period. /16/

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Issued at 145 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

Spotter activation continues across the Four-State area this
afternoon through tonight for the threat of severe thunderstorms.

/24/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  69  79  61  71 /  80  70  70  40
MLU  69  82  61  74 /  70  80  70  30
DEQ  57  74  54  69 /  60  30  20  20
TXK  64  75  59  70 /  80  50  40  30
ELD  64  76  55  71 /  70  50  50  20
TYR  66  75  62  70 /  80  60  50  50
GGG  67  77  61  70 /  80  70  60  50
LFK  71  84  65  74 /  30  70  70  50

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
LA...None.
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

DISCUSSION...24
AVIATION...16

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 2:26 PM CDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
226 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1038 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 S Center Point        33.98N 93.94W
04/25/2026                   Howard             AR   NWS Storm Survey

            Multiple trees were down along Yorks Chapel
            Road near AR 355. In addition, there were
            some chicken houses damaged near Ferguson
            Road that a previous LSR covered.

&&

BT

Local storm report, Apr 28, 2:28 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
228 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1111 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 SW Ozan               33.81N 93.78W
04/25/2026                   Hempstead          AR   NWS Storm Survey

            There were multiple trees down near South
            Fork Lake on the Rick Evans Grandview
            Prairie Wildlife Management Area.

&&

BT

Local storm report, Apr 28, 2:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
230 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1120 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 W Washington          33.77N 93.76W
04/25/2026                   Hempstead          AR   NWS Storm Survey

            There were a number of trees down from
            straight line winds along and near County
            Road 14 and County Road 306 east of Columbus
            AR.

&&

BT

Local storm report, Apr 28, 6:29 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
629 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0606 PM     Hail             6 NNW Haworth           33.93N 94.69W
04/28/2026  M2.00 Inch       McCurtain          OK   Trained Spotter

            Report of hail a little larger than golf
            ball size sent by picture.

&&

BT

Local storm report, Apr 28, 6:47 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
647 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0541 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 E Millerton           33.98N 94.98W
04/28/2026                   McCurtain          OK   Public

            Reports of a tree down on Madge Tyler Road
            just north of U.S. Highway 70 near
            Millerton, OK.

&&

BT

Local storm report, Apr 28, 7:15 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
715 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0634 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NNE Lockesburg        33.98N 94.17W
04/28/2026                   Sevier             AR   911 Call Center

            911 Dispatch received reports of multiple
            trees down across the County, some of which
            were located along HWY 371 near Lockesburg
            and on Elm Drive in Lockesburg.

&&

CK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 29, 11:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Lafayette, Miller	55 min
Apr 29, 11:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Little River	38 min
Apr 29, 11:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Lafayette, Miller	54 min
Apr 29, 11:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Columbia, Lafayette	62 min
Apr 29, 12:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Nevada	25 min
Apr 29, 12:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Columbia, Lafayette	63 min
Apr 29, 12:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Columbia, Union	67 min
Apr 29, 1:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Miller	57 min
Apr 29, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Little River, Sevier	17 min
Apr 29, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Howard	41 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.