Garland and Saline alert

Local Weather Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Garland County, AR

until 2:45 PM CDT, Tue., Jul 23, 2013

Other affected areas: 

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GARLAND, AR;  GRANT, AR;  HOT SPRING, AR;  SALINE, AR

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Issued by The National Weather Service
Little Rock, AR

Tue, Jul 23, 2013, 1:59 PM CDT

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL GARLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN HOT SPRING COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS... SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 155 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL... AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF BENTON... AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MALVERN... HOT SPRINGS... BENTON... LAKE CATHERINE... TRASKWOOD... ROCKPORT... PERLA... LONSDALE... HASKELL... OWENSVILLE... NANCE... MAGNET COVE... LAKE CATHERINE STATE PARK... GRAPE... GLEN ROSE... GIFFORD... FENTER... CROWS...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 96 AND 121.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL... DEADLY LIGHTNING... AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.