Tornado Warning (Tornado Spotted)- Marvell, Arkansas

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WWUS54 KMEG 230258

SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

858 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

ARC077-107-230330-

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LEE AR-PHILLIPS AR-

858 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR NORTHERN

PHILLIPS AND SOUTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES...

AT 857 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 4 MILES 

NORTH OF ALMYRA AT 845 MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS STORM WILL 

BE HEADING TOWARD THE TOWNS OF MARVELL AND TURKEY SCRATCH BY 915 PM. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAGRANGE...

LAKE VIEW...MARIANNA...MARVELL...THOMASVILLE...FELTON...SCOTT

VALLEY...SPRING CREEK...BIG CREEK CORNER...VINEYARD...TURKEY

SCRATCH...CYPRESS CORNER...CREIGH AND CYPERT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO

STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE

BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE

BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM

WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A

SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE

NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

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LAT...LON 3484 9071 3443 9071 3436 9101 3446 9101

      3448 9106 3473 9106 3473 9110 3474 9111

TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 237DEG 49KT 3449 9111

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