Tornado Warning: Cross, Lee, St. Francis Counties
posted 6:50 pm Tue February 05, 2008 - Little Rock
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
648 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
WESTERN LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CST
* AT 648 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES WEST OF GARRET
GROVE...OR ABOUT NEAR CLARENDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MORO...WHEATLEY...NEW SALEM...PALESTINE...HAYNES...FORREST CITY...
BRICKEYS...CALDWELL...MADISON...COLT...WIDENER...WYNNE...NEW
HOME...HUGHES...VANNDALE AND PARKIN.
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
.IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
LAT...LON 3543 9056 3524 9050 3520 9051 3514 9047
3492 9041 3466 9106 3501 9115 3503 9106
3509 9106 3545 9070
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 228DEG 49KT 3479 9123
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Delivered by WeatherBank, Inc. TUE FEB 5, 2008 06:49 PM CST
AP-NY-02-05-08 1949EST
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