TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8:30 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
WEST CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

AT 8:04 PM CDT...STORM LAB RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARKADELPHIA AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

ARKADELPHIA BY 8:19 PM CDT
CADDO VALLEY BY 8:22 PM CDT
FRIENDSHIP BY 8:29 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