Arkansas Department of Health
Nuclear Planning and Response
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Alert Notification
Date 9/24/2024 10:13 AM
Release #: XXX

EVACUATION ZONE
State officials have recommended and local officials have concurred that persons in the following zones be EVACUATED.
 
ZONE I - Russellville residents south of I-40 and east of Arkansas Avenue. This includes the South New Hope Community. Residents in this zone should proceed to the designated care center at Morrilton High School. Persons living in Zone I should take I-40 or Highway 64 east to Morrilton or Highway 247 to Highway 64 then east to Morrilton.

 
 
ZONE M - Pope County residents north of Hickeytown Road, east of Highway 333 and north of county road 79 (also known as Shinn Mountain Road) and county road 141(also known as Lower Shinn Mountain Road). This includes the Augsburg, Rushing and North New Hope Communities. Residents in this zone should proceed to the designated care center at Hector High School. Persons living in Zone M should take Highway 333 to Highway 7 to Dover, then Highway 27 to Hector.

 
 
ZONE N - Pope County residents south of Hickeytown Road, west of Highway 333 and north of Lake Dardanelle. Residents in this zone should proceed to the designated care center at Hector High School. Persons living in Zone N should take Highway 333 to Highway 7 to Dover then Highway 27 to Hector

 
 
ZONE Q - Logan County residents residing between Delaware and New Blaine. This includes the New Liberty, West River Mountain and Nichols Lane area. Residents in this zone should proceed to the designated care center at Paris High School. Persons living in Zone Q should take Highway 22 west to Paris.

 
 
ZONE T - All residents of the city of Dardanelle. Residents in this zone should proceed to the designated care center at Danville High School. Persons living in Zone T should take Highway 7 south to Ola, then Highway 10 west to Danville.

 

REMAIN INDOORS ZONE
State officials have recommended and local officials have concurred that persons in the following zones REMAIN INDOORS:
 
ZONE J - Pope county residents north of I-40, south of Bakers Creek and east of the Illinois Bayou.

 
 
ZONE L - Pope County residents east of the Illinois Bayou and north of Bakers Creek. This includes Dover and the Linker Mountain Community.

 
 
ZONE O - Johnson County residents east of Highway 359 and south of Flat Rock Creek.

 

SHELTER IN PLACE ZONE
State officials have recommended and local officials have concurred that persons in the following zones SHELTER IN PLACE:
 
ZONE H - Russellville residents west of Arkansas Avenue and south of I-40. This includes Norristown and the Dardanelle State Park area.

 
 
ZONE K - Pope County residents north of Highway 64, west of the Illinois Bayou, east and south of Highway 333, and south of county road 79 (also known as Shinn Mountain Road) and county road 141(also known as Lower Shinn Mountain Road).

 
 
ZONE P - Johnson County residents north of Flat Rock Creek and west of Highway 359. This includes the Piney, Piney Bay, Knoxville and Hickeytown Communities.

 

 

SCHOOL ZONE
State officials have recommended and local officials have agreed to evacuate certain schools inside the ten mile Emergency Planning Zone surrounding the facility.
 
The following schools were EVACUATE AND TAKEN TO APPROPRIATE RECEPTION CENTERS:

 
Russellville Middle Grades Complex evacuated to reception center - Morrilton H.S.
 
Sequoyah Elementary evacuated to reception center - Morrilton H.S.
 
Dwight Elementary evacuated to reception center - Morrilton H.S.
 
Oakland Heights Elementary evacuated to reception center - Morrilton H.S.
 
Dardanelle Schools evacuated to reception center - Danville H.S.

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