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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1031 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/04-05/2025 Tornado Severe
Thunderstorm Event - Update 3...

.Update...Updated to include new Tornado #1 and #2 in Red River
County, TX.

.Overview...This document will detail storm survey information
from storms that occurred on April 4th.  Storm survey information
for storms that occurred on April 2nd and 3rd will be detailed in
separate Public Information Statements.

..Tornado #1: Bogata, TX to Clarksville, TX...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    130 mph
Path Length /statute/:  9.66 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   580 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/04/2025
Start Time:             03:27 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 NE Bogata / Red River County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.4931 / -95.1707

End Date:               04/04/2025
End Time:               03:43 PM CDT
End Location:           1 SSW Clarksville / Red River County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.5917 / -95.0652

Survey Summary:
This tornado began northeast of Bogata in the Rosalie community.
It started along CR 1305, moved northeast, snapping hardwood and
softwood trees, and quickly intensified. A home north of CR
1325 suffered major damage, including the destruction of the
attached garage and a significant portion of roof loss. A nearby
tree was also partially debarked. The survey team was unable to
access this property as it was behind locked gates. However, the
Red River County Office of Emergency Management and local
firefighters described the house as having been shifted off its
foundation. Since the survey team was unable to closely inspect
the house, the damage to the house and the tree has been rated as
high-end EF2.

The tornado continued northeast and moved into an oil field that
was not accessible. However, the survey team met the field owner,
who said that a pump jack anchored in a concrete foundation was
partially lifted from the foundation and blown over. He also said
that there was a consistent and continuous damage path of snapped
hardwood trees. Additional analysis and refinement of this survey
may occur upon receipt of pictures from the oil field owner.

A consistent path of very large, snapped hardwood trees was found
along CR 1340 to the intersection of CR 1357 and CR 1355. CR 1357
and 1355 were blocked by fallen trees and not accessible by the
survey team. A couple of outbuildings were also destroyed. Given
the size of the hardwood trees and the consistent amount of trunk
snappings observed, this damage was rated as EF2.

The tornado continued northeast roughly parallel to FM 909, snapped
smaller hardwood trees as it crossed CR 1355, and then generally
moved along FM 909. It moved over the Clarksville/Red River County
Airport and collapsed the roof of a large hanger, damaging several
planes before lifting, likely after crossing the runway.

Many thanks to the Red River County Office of Emergency Management
for their assistance in locating the damage and obtaining photos,
which greatly aided in this damage assessment.

...Tornado #2: Northeast of Clarksville, TX...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  10.05 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   411 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/04/2025
Start Time:             03:46 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 E Clarksville / Red River County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.6136 / -95.0351

End Date:               04/04/2025
End Time:               04:06 PM CDT
End Location:           9 N Annona / Red River County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.7133 / -94.9198

Survey Summary:
An EF1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph,
associated with the same supercell thunderstorm that produced the
earlier strong EF2 tornado over Southwestern and Central Red
River County, touched down on the far east side of Clarksville
along FM 1159 just north of East Main Street, where a hardwood
tree trunk was snapped. The tornado then tracked northeast across
Highway 82, across a pasture and over County Road 3200/along FM
1700, where multiple large tree branches were snapped. The
tornado intensified and was strongest as it entered the Madras
community, where numerous large trees were snapped along FM 1700.
After moving over a heavily wooded area along Little White Oak
Creek, the tornado generally tracked north along County Road
3230, where additional trees were snapped and uprooted, before
lifting shortly before crossing County Road 3235.

...Tornado #3: Wood County to Upshur County, TX...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  20.63 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1420 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             04/04/2025
Start Time:             04:30 PM CDT
Start Location:         3.5 WNW Hawkins / Wood County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          32.5991 / -95.2631

End Date:               04/04/2025
End Time:               05:01 PM CDT
End Location:           3.8 NW Gilmer / Upshur County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            32.7697 / -94.9927

Survey Summary:

The initial start point of this tornado is somewhat uncertain. Some
minor tree damage was observed along FM 2710. However, the storm
quickly moved into the Sabine River Bottoms and was inaccessible.
The survey team observed a consistent damage track beginning along
US Hwy 80 west of Hawkins and south of West Upper Lake. A fairly
intense and concentrated area of snapped pine trees were observed
along CR 3440. One home also lost a few metal roof panels. The
tornado continued northeast, snapping and uprooting more trees as it
crossed CR 3431 and CR 3419. One home along CR 3419 suffered the
failure of a large, and well-built carport. However, the bottom of
the wooden posts supporting the carport appeared to be somewhat
rotted.

Most of the damage associated with this tornado consisted of snapped
and uprooted trees. The tornado continued northeast, crossing CR
3480 and CR 3525. It entered a large area of open land with no
roads. However, KSHV WSR-88D data indicated a near-continuous
Tornado Debris Signature (TDS) for the duration of its lifespan. The
tornado caused significant roof damage to a water bottling plant
north of Hawkins. One injury occurred to a driver in a semi-truck at
the bottling plant. The tornado once again moved into a large open
area with no roads, but the TDS was still observed on radar.

The survey team found the damage path again along CR 3550 east of
Holly Lake Ranch. The tornado widened as it crossed Palm Road, FM
1092, Tangerine Road, Nutmeg Road, and FM 49. It continued northeast
snapping and uprooting more trees as it crossed Tx Hwy 154 and FM
852 and finally lifted along Armadillo Road on the north side of
Lake Gilmer.

Some interesting damage was noted on the FM 852 bridge over Lake
Gilmer where some pavement had been scoured on the southwest
shoulder of the bridge. The tornado clearly passed north of the lake
and did not cause this damage. It appears likely that intense RFD
winds estimated at 70-80 mph induced extreme wave action on the
lake. These waves washed up and over the bridge, which sits very low
relative to the water. The waves eroded the pavement on the
shoulder. This was evidenced by the erosion pattern, and the "piling
up" of the scoured pavement were perpendicular to the incoming waves
and RFD.

Many thanks to the Texas Department of Emergency Management and the
Wood and Upshur County Offices of Emergency Management for their
assistance with this damage survey.

..Tornado #4: Upshur County, TX...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.11 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1272 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/04/2025
Start Time:             05:07 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 NNW Gilmer / Upshur County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          32.7933 / -94.9759

End Date:               04/04/2025
End Time:               05:07 PM CDT
End Location:           4 N Gilmer / Upshur County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            32.7957 / -94.9572

Survey Summary:
A brief EF1 tornado developed between the Union Hill and Delrose
communities just as the previous long-track tornado occluded. A
few hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted along
this brief track.

...Tornado #5: Lone Star, TX in Morris County...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.09 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   673 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/04/2025
Start Time:             05:32 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 WSW Lone Star / Morris County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          32.9221 / -94.7387

End Date:               04/04/2025
End Time:               05:41 PM CDT
End Location:           2 NNE Lone Star / Morris County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            32.9653 / -94.6961

Survey Summary:
This tornado began along Sand Crossing Road/CR 4428 just north of
Big Cypress Bayou, downing tree limbs and snapping a couple of
softwood tree trunks. It moved north-northeast, crossing CR 2225,
and moved along or just west of CR 2223 on the western shore of
Ellison Creek Reservoir. A large amount of tree damage consisting
of snaps and uproots was observed. The tornado strengthened to
EF2 intensity when it damage three homes northeast of CR 2236.
The most significant structural damage was to a house that had
its garage door buckled, allowing the tornadic winds inside the
home, which uplifted and removed most of the roof on the back of
the house. Roof removal/collapse was also noted on a couple of
boat docks in this vicinity.

The tornado crossed Ellison Creek Reservoir and caused widespread
tree damage at a church camp on the eastern shore between Camp
Circle and Lacewood Drive. There was a very concentrated area of
dozens of very large pine trees that were snapped at a very
consistent height. Six cars were rolled and thrown approximately
100 yards from a nearby church building into this area of
concentrated tree damage. Based on the high number of tree snaps
and the thrown vehicles, this damage was also rated EF2.
Approximately 120 people were in the building where the vehicles
were parked. They received the Tornado Warning several minutes
before the tornado struck and were able to take cover in a safe
place.

The tornado moved northeast into a neighborhood and uprooted and
snapped numerous trees. Dozens of homes sustained damage ranging
from minor to severe due to parts of trees or entire trees falling
on them. The tornado crossed US Hwy 259, uprooted more trees, and
caused minor roof damage to a home along Bunt Drive. It continued
northeast, crossed Forrest Hill Road, and lifted along FM 3421
west of CR 2113.

...Downburst #1: Southeast Texarkana, AR in Miller County...

Rating:                 Downburst
Estimated Peak Wind:    90-100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.30 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   800 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/05/2025
Start Time:             09:12 AM CDT
Start Location:         3 SE Texarkana / Miller County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          33.3659 / -94.0054

End Date:               04/05/2025
End Time:               09:16 AM CDT
End Location:           3 SE Texarkana / Miller County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            33.3785 / -93.979

Survey Summary:
A strong downburst with estimated maximum winds between 90-100 mph
was confirmed by an NWS Survey team just southeast of Texarkana, AR
along and just east of I-49 across Highway 71 to along Highway 237
(Blackman Ferry Road). Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted
in a north-northeasterly direction along Calico Duck Road, Old Blackman
Ferry Road, Union Road, Highway 237, (Blackman Ferry Road) east to
along Highways 71 and 237 North.

&&

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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