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677 NOUS44 KTSA 130845 PNSTSA PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 345 AM CDT Sat Oct 13 2012 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-131600- 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 345 AM CDT Sat Oct 13 2012 ...REVIEW OF SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES... WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...INCLUDING THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION VERY CLOSELY. WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED BY LATE AFTERNOON. 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. IN EXTREME CASES...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE WINDS TO NEAR 150 MPH AND HAIL LARGER THAN GRAPEFRUITS WHICH CAN CAUSE EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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 ON THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING RELATED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. $$