TORNADO WARNING FOR STONE COUNTY, IZARD, INDEPENDENCE, CLEBURNE COUNTITES TILL 7 PM 3-20-2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…

SOUTHEASTERN STONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS…

EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL IZARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS…

WEST CENTRAL INDEPENDENCE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS…

CENTRAL CLEBURNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS…

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 611 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS SEVERE   STORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HEBER SPRINGS. DOPPLER RADAR   SHOWED THIS SEVERE STORM MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE…   MOUNTAIN VIEW…      MELROSE…            HEBER SPRINGS…   LUBER…              GREERS FERRY DAM…   CROKER…   CONCORD…            WOODROW…            WILBURN…   SAINT JAMES…        PRIM…               MARCELLA…   IDA…                HANOVER…            DRASCO…   BROWNSVILLE…        BEN…                WOLQUARRY…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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