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Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 2:17 a.m.

Arkansas tornado alerts sent to wrong residents

By Kenneth Heard

Thousands of people across Arkansas received text messages on their cell phones Monday evening, warning them to seek immediate shelter from a tornado in their area. There was only one actual tornado warning, though, and it was just in the southwest corner of the state.

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  • Headline: Arkansas tornado alerts sent to wrong residents
  • Publication: Arkansas, Pages 11 on 02/20/2013
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