Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Tornado warning issued for northwest Arkansas counties

(From the National Weather Service)

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1037 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
  EAST CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1037 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  FAYETTEVILLE...                   SPRINGDALE...
  ELKINS...                         HINDSVILLE...
  WAR EAGLE...                      HOBBS STATE PARK...
  CLIFTY...                         GOSHEN...
  SONORA...                         ROCKHOUSE...
  MAYFIELD...                       BEST...
  LOOKOUT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

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