Don’t let severe spring weather catch you unprepared.

The City of Jonesboro E911 Center will host a severe weather safety program at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Valley View Fine Arts Center, 2118 Valley View Dr.

Meteorologist Ben Schott of the National Weather Service will be the guest speaker.

The program is free and open to the public.

As of 10 o'clock Thursday morning, all of Your Region 8 was under a Tornado Watch.

Meteorologist Bryan McCormick says we should expect a strong line of thunderstorms to roll through Region 8 "shortly before noon and last through the afternoon."

He says the main threats are strong winds, dangerous lightning and large hail. Isolated, strong tornadoes are also a possibility.

According to the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK, “there is no such thing as guaranteed safety inside a tornado.”

However, tornadoes can be survived by following these safety tips: