Weather alert

Issued by The National Weather Service
Little Rock, AR
12:56 pm CDT, Wed., Apr. 20, 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN GARLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... NORTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL YELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 130 PM CDT

* AT 1252 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF LAKE OUACHITA... OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE OUACHITA... AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LAKE LAGO... JESSIEVILLE... MT TABOR... HOLLIS... HAMILTON... FANNIE... ALY... WOLF PINNACLE... WHITE OAK MTN... SMITH PINNACLE... SHORT MTN... POWELL MTN... POTATO HILL... PILOT KNOB... OUACHITA PINNACLE... NORTH DECKARD MTN... MUSE MTN... LOCUST MTN...

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.