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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED 
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
845 AM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/02/2025 Tornado Event...
.CORRECTED Start/End Times for the Lake Columbia Downburst. 

...Tornado #1: Gin City Tornado in Southwest Lafayette County, AR...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.81 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2025
Start Time:             06:48 PM CDT
Start Location:         5 SE Doddridge / Lafayette County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          33.0609 / -93.833

End Date:               04/02/2025
End Time:               06:59 PM CDT
End Location:           3 WNW Bradley / Lafayette County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            33.1147 / -93.7179

Survey Summary:
An strong EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph
touched down along the Red River along the Miller/Lafayette
County line, and tracked northeast across an open pasture and a
levee just west of Lafayette County Road 57, where it snapped and
uprooted several trees. The tornado tracked across the
intersection of Lafayette County Roads 57 and 47, before moving
across open farmland as it tracked northeast towards Highway
160 west of Gin City. The Lafayette County Emergency Manager
visually confirmed that the tornado remained on the ground across
the open farmland, before snapping 7 wooden power poles along
Highway 160 just west of Gin City. The tornado again moved across
open farmland to the northwest of Gin City, before snapping
3 additional wooden power poles and a couple of trees, while
ripping a small portion of a metal roof off of a home. The
tornado lifted near a grove of trees behind Pleasant Valley
Mennonite Church.  

Special thanks goes out to the Lafayette County Office of Emergency 
Management for their help in locating and accessing this damage.   

...Tornado #2: Eastern Lafayette County, AR...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.28 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2025
Start Time:             07:17 PM CDT
Start Location:         6 NW Taylor / Lafayette County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          33.1762 / -93.5273

End Date:               04/02/2025
End Time:               07:18 PM CDT
End Location:           6 NW Taylor / Lafayette County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            33.1765 / -93.5226

Survey Summary:
A brief EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 95 mph
touched down over a wooded area just west of Highway 53 and 
just south of Lafayette Road 249, where multiple trees were 
uprooted. This tornado crossed Highway 53 and snapped and 
uprooted several additional trees and tree tops before lifting. 

Special thanks goes out to the Lafayette County Office of Emergency 
Management for their help in locating this damage. 

...Downburst #1: Southeast of Lake Columbia, AR...

Rating:                 Downburst
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.10 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   600 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2025
Start Time:             07:36 PM CDT
Start Location:         5 WNW Magnolia / Columbia County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          33.2836 / -93.3276

End Date:               04/02/2025
End Time:               07:38 PM CDT
End Location:           5 NW Magnolia / Columbia County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            33.2925 / -93.3284

Survey Summary:
A strong downburst with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph was 
confirmed by an NWS Survey team and drone video just southeast of 
Lake Columbia in Western Columbia County. Hundreds of trees were 
snapped and uprooted, and all lying in a north-northeasterly 
direction along County Roads 27 and 53, Highway 344, and County 
Road 33. One home suffered moderate damage when two pine trees 
were uprooted and fell along the front and backside of the home, 
crushing their front porch and temporarily trapping 2 residents
inside. One manufactured home and the Lakeside Water Association 
office along Highway 344 also suffered minor roof damage.

Special thanks goes out to the Columbia and Lafayette County 
Offices of Emergency Management for their assistance in 
locating this damage.        

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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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