TEXARKANA UNDER TORNADO WARNING UNTIL 12:45

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
WEST CENTRAL MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS…
NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS…
SOUTHEASTERN BOWIE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS…

* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT

* AT 1157 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF ATLANTA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH
THIS STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN ATLANTA AND QUEEN CITY…TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY!

HAZARD…TORNADO.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
QUEEN CITY AROUND 1205 AM CDT.
GENOA AROUND 1235 AM CDT.
TEXARKANA AROUND 1240 AM CDT.
TEXARKANA AROUND 1245 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
DOMINO…BLOOMBURG…FERGUSON AND PLEASANT HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS…IN A
MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

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