TORNADO EMERGENCY (VIOLENT TORNADO CONFIRMED)- RISON, ARKANSAS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR

739 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ARC025-069-079-230215-/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120123T0215Z/CLEVELAND AR-JEFFERSON AR-LINCOLN AR-739 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN...SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PMCST...

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE WARNED AREA...

AT 736 PM CST...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICEMETEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH REPORTS OFDAMAGE IN FORDYCE. THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILESSOUTHEAST OF GRAYS LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION TOTHE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAILUP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE... RISON... GRAYS LAKE... TOLEDO... NEBO... KEDRON... FEENYVILLE... YORKTOWN... TARRY... RANDALL... PINEBERGEN... LADD... GRIFFITH SPRING... GLENLAKE... GLENDALE... FAITH... CALMER... WILSON LAKE... UNIONVILLE... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 530 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 46.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF ASTURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OROUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECTYOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TO REPEAT...A VIOLENT TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVETO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOIDWINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THECLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.