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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
Counties: COLUMBIA
Issued: 04/07/2008 4:40:00 PM  Expires: 04/07/2008 5:15:00 PM 
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Event Warning
Area 7.62 Sq. Miles 
Storm Motion East at 38 MPH 



Impacted Population: 570,157  
Males: 284,107  
Females: 286,050  
Households: 203,281  
Schools: 176  
Age - Under 5 : 43,806  
Age - 5 to 17: 117,579  
Age - 18 to 21: 30,817  
Age - 22 to 29: 57,219  
Age - 30 to 39: 97,378  
Age - 40 to 49: 97,042  
Age - 50 to 64: 80,805  
Age - 65 and up: 45,511  
Source: 2000 Census
 
WARNING TEXT

WUUS54 KSHV 042242
SVRSHV
ARC027-042315-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0407.080704T2240Z-080704T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
540 PM CDT FRI JUL 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MCNEIL...MAGNOLIA...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 536 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MAGNOLIA...AND MOVING EAST NEAR 35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
EMERSON AND CLAHOUN BY 545 PM CDT...
AND 8 MILES SOUTH OF VILLAGE BY 555 PM CDT...
ATLANTA BY 600 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 3346 9321 3346 9311 3343 9311 3338 9311
3338 9297 3302 9298 3302 9323 3331 9325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 291DEG 33KT 3319 9321

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