Friday, April 30, 2010

TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11:45 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CLEVELAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

AT 10:55 PM CDT...STORM LAB RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR CARTHAGE AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

SHERIDAN BY 11:19 PM CDT
REDFIELD BY 11:39 PM CDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORK BENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STRUDY BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR A CLOSET. USE PILLOWS AND BLANKETS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR A VEHICLE...EVACUATE IT AND GET INTO A STURDY BUILDING. IF NO BUILDING IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

JACKSON