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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1030 AM CDT Fri Apr 11 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/14/2025 Tornado Event - Update #2...

.Update...Analysis of high-resolution Planet satellite NDVI
difference imaging indicated additional tree damage associated
with Tornado #2 that could not be accessed by the ground survey
team. This information results in an extension of the start and
end points, a slight relocation of the center of the path, and
an increase in maximum path width.

.Overview...Tornado producing supercell thunderstorms developed
during the late evening hours of March 14th across portions of
Southwest Arkansas along a northeast to southwest oriented dryline.
These storms produced a tornado in southern Hempstead County and
another tornado in southern Nevada County.

...Tornado #1: Southern Hempstead County, AR...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.94 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   525 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               2

Start Date:             03/14/2025
Start Time:             10:09 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 W Patmos / Hempstead County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          33.5242 / -93.6464

End Date:               03/14/2025
End Time:               10:28 PM CDT
End Location:           6 NNE Patmos / Hempstead County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            33.5945 / -93.5235

Survey Summary:
At approximately 10:09pm local time, a tornado touched down on
County Road 5 in Hempstead County, Arkansas near the intersection
with County Road 160 and Hempstead 161 W. Large branches on trees
were snapped, along with a few uprooted trees in this area. The
tornado then moved slightly northeast, passing just north of
Hempstead 161W before then crossing Highway 29 S where the
tornado continued to produce tree damage along with structural
damage to several residences, mainly damage to roofing. As the
tornado continued east, it damaged more structures, with a
home experiencing roof damage, along with a camper and cattle
trailer thrown approximately 100 yards from their original
position. Extensive tree damage was visible to the east from the
backyard of the residence, indicating that the tornado continued
in this direction, heading towards County Road 150.  Off of
County Road 150, a mobile home was completely destroyed, injuring
the two residents inside. The roof and walls of the mobile home
were separated from the undercarriage and moved from the original
position. The tornado continued its path to the east northeast,
crossing Little Bodcaw Creek before damaging the roof of another
residence off of County Road 57. The tornado would persist
another several miles, mainly uprooting trees and snapping
branches as it passes near the intersection of County 8 road and
Hempstead 3, then County Road 134 and County Road 52. The tornado
then lifted as it approached HWY 32 around 10:28pm local time.

...Tornado #2: Nevada County, AR...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  13.68 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1263 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/14/2025
Start Time:             10:55 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 NW Rosston / Nevada County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          33.62 / -93.3252

End Date:               03/14/2025
End Time:               11:09 PM CDT
End Location:           2 SE Bluff City / Nevada County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            33.6872 / -93.1076

Survey Summary:
High-resolution Planet satellite NDVI difference imaging
indicates this tornado began in a wooded area north of Nevada CR
289 and west of US Hwy 371. The tornado touched down in moved
northeast here damage to vegetation was noted, mainly in the form
of large branches broken and a few uprooted trees. More damage
around the intersection of County Road 432 and County Road 45.
Here, major loss of roof panels was noted on several small barns
and outbuildings. The tornado continued to track a few miles
northeast, passing near Dills Mills and surrounding forested land
before strengthening and passing along Highway 299, north of its
intersection with County Road 47. This stretch of highway,
between County Road 47 and County Road 423 features extensive
damage to trees, with numerous trees snapped and uprooted, some
of which fell on several homes. The tornado reached its peak
intensity in this area, with winds speeds of around 115 mph. The
tornado continued east/northeast across County Road 424 where
more tree damage was found. The tornado s track continued into
White Oak Lake State Park where additional tree damage was found,
causing all hiking trails in the Park to be temporarily closed.
Per Planet NDVI difference analysis, the damage continued east
into Ouachita County and the NWS LZK CWA just south of White Oak
Lake. Path distance in the NWS SHV CWA was 13.67 miles. Total
path length was 14.83 miles.Utilized imagery and derived products
made available through the NASA Commercial Satellite Data
Acquisition (CSDA) Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center,
and the NASA Disasters Program.

Many thanks to the NWS GIS Mutual Aid Team for the Planet
satellite imagery NDVI analysis, which resulted in an extension
of the track length and width from the original ground survey.

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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