TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS

TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8:45 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

PRAIRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
WOODRUFF COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS

AT 8:03 PM CDT...STORM LAB RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF HAZEN AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

COTTON PLANT BY 8:28 PM CDT
FARGO BY 8:30 PM CDT
HUNTER BY 8:38 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