Severe thunderstorm warning for Garland County

Issued by The National Weather Service
Little Rock, AR

Wed, Apr 10, 2013, 1:21 PM CDT

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN GARLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN YELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 200 PM CDT

* AT 118 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL... AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF GAP MTN... OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MT IDA... AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MT IDA... LAKE OUACHITA... ODEN... NORMAN... MUDDY CREEK WMA... MIMOSA... MAULDIN... GAP MTN... GAP CREEK REC AREA... FOURCHE VALLEY... WASHITA... STORY... SIMS... SILVER... PENCIL BLUFF... ONYX... HURRICANE GROVE... HOPPER...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY... IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.