Tornado warning, winter weather advisories issued in Arkansas

4 25 P.M. UPDATE:

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for White and Woodruff counties.

A radar detected rotation within the storm, the weather service said. The warning area includes Augusta, Higginson and McCrory. Anyone in that area is asked to take shelter.

As of 4:21 p.m., the storm was 2 miles southwest of Higginson and moving east at 50 mph.

The warning will stay in effect until 5 p.m.

4 P.M. UPDATE:

The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm warnings for five Arkansas counties Saturday.

A thunderstorm with 60-mph winds and nickel-sized hail was located near Cabot, moving northeast, prompting the weather service to place Lonoke, Woodruff and White counties under a severe thunderstorm warning until 4:45 p.m.

A different, but similar, storm was located north of Searcy and is moving northeast.