Second weather alert

Issued by The National Weather Service
Little Rock, AR
1:31 pm CDT, Wed., Apr. 20, 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL GARLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... WEST CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... NORTHERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 215 PM CDT

* AT 130 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF JESSIEVILLE... OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE OUACHITA... AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LAKE MAUMELLE... WILLIAMS JUNCTION... LONG MTN... LITTLE ITALY... LAKE WINONA... LAKE SYLVIA... LAKE NORRELL... LAKE LAGO... JESSIEVILLE... HURRICANE LAKE... WYE... REFORM... PARON... HAMILTON... CONGO... BLAND... AVILLA... WOLF PINNACLE...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 123 AND 124.

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.