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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 $$   Delivered by WeatherBank, Inc. TUE FEB 5, 2008 06:49 PM CST AP-NY-02-05-08 1949EST
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