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987 NOUS44 KTSA 291034 PNSTSA PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 434 AM CST Tue Jan 29 2013 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-291600- BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON... HUGO...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI... PAWNEE...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA... SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 434 AM CST Tue Jan 29 2013 A SPRING TYPE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. HERE ARE SOME SAFETY RULES TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES...ENSURE THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE FULLY PREPARED. IN A HOME OR BUILDING HAVE A PRE-DESIGNATED SHELTER... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY. HAVE ON HAND A DISASTER SUPPLY KIT...INCLUDING A NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FLASHLIGHT...RADIO AND A GOOD SUPPLY OF BATTERIES. IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS DEFINED AS PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE OR GREATER HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. TORNADOES OFTEN FORM VERY RAPIDLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE IN A TORNADO WATCH...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...MONITOR LOCAL CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION TO SAVE YOUR LIFE. REMEMBER THAT LIGHTNING IS A THUNDERSTORMS MOST UNDERRATED KILLER. POSTPONE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT. THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. AUTOMOBILES OFFER GOOD PROTECTION FROM LIGHTNING...ALTHOUGH MOVING INDOORS IS BEST. EVEN INSIDE...LIGHTING CAN KILL BY COMING THROUGH THE PHONE LINES...PLUMBING AND ELECTRIC LINES. THEREFORE DO NOT USE COMPUTERS...TELEPHONES OR OTHER HAND HELD APPLIANCES DURING A STORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... INCLUDING RELATED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. $$