TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11:00 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

EASTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NASHVILLE...DIERKS...
EAST CENTRAL SEVIER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...

AT 10:14 PM CDT...STORM LAB RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 18 MILES SOUTH OF DIERKS AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. A LARGE FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SPOTTED WITH THIS STORM EARLIER IN WINTHROP.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

DIERKS BY 10:24 PM CDT
DAISY BY 10:53 PM CDT

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF STORM...TAKE SHELTER NOW!!

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