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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
422 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
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RANDOLPH-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALNUT RIDGE, ATTICA, HOXIE, AND
POCAHONTAS
422 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING ALONG SEVERAL HIGHWAYS WITHIN LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH. FOR THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY ALONG SEVERAL HIGHWAYS
WITHIN LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTY, VISIBILITY BETWEEN
ONE-QUARTER AND ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST.
* WHERE...LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD
BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING
SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING, PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR
AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE
WAY OFF AND KEEP FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER, 'PULL ASIDE,
STAY ALIVE'.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
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