Prescott, AR Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Union County in south central Arkansas...
Columbia County in southwestern Arkansas...
South Central Lafayette County in southwestern Arkansas...
Southeastern Nevada County in southwestern Arkansas...
Northwestern Union Parish in north central Louisiana...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 444 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
9 miles northeast of Bluff City to 6 miles north of Shongaloo, or
along a line from 21 miles east of Prescott to 8 miles east of
Springhill, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
El Dorado, Magnolia, Springhill, Smackover, Waldo, Norphlet,
Huttig, Junction City, McNeil, Taylor, Strong, Calion, Emerson,
Rosston, Willisville, Bluff City, Lisbon, Mount Holly, Village and
Wesson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek
shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a
well-built structure.

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a building. These storms may cause serious injury
and significant property damage.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for portions of
Arkansas and north central Louisiana.

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TORNADO...POSSIBLE;
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

TORNADO WATCH 197 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

HEMPSTEAD             LAFAYETTE             MILLER
NEVADA

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

CASS                  GREGG                 HARRISON
MARION                SMITH                 UPSHUR

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATLANTA, BIG SANDY, BRADLEY, GILMER,
HOPE, HUGHES SPRINGS, JEFFERSON, LEWISVILLE, LINDEN, LONGVIEW,
MARSHALL, PRESCOTT, QUEEN CITY, STAMPS, TEXARKANA, AND TYLER.

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest Arkansas, including the following
counties, Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River,
Miller, Nevada and Sevier, northwest Louisiana, including the
following parishes, Bossier, Caddo and Webster, southeast
Oklahoma, including the following county, McCurtain, and northeast
Texas, including the following counties, Bowie, Camp, Cass,
Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Red River, Smith,
Titus, Upshur and Wood.

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Low-water
crossings may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- The combination of a slow moving front and an incoming
weather system will bring periods of thunderstorms and
locally heavy rainfall to far southeastern Oklahoma and
portions of the ArkLaTex along and northwest of the
Interstate 30 Corridor Today and tonight. Widespread rain
amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected, although isolated
amounts of 5 inches or more are likely. Soils remain very
saturated across portions of the region and any additional
heavy rainfall may rapidly run off and result in flash
flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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