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The information below was compiled public data and has been kept current and/or up-to-date as of March 2025. This is public knowledge and is in no way owned or compiled by Best Choice Roofing. Please follow your local authorities guidance and best practices to stay safe during severe weather events.

ARKANSAS PUBLIC STORM SHELTERS

This list is arranged by county in alphabetical order and then by city. Please be sure to call ahead of time and make a trip to the shelter to verify all information listed is still accurate. It is important that you know exactly where to go in the event of needing to utilize a shelter.

School shelters may not be available to the public during school hours if not directly stated with the shelter info.

Pets may not be allowed if not specified.

List contains a mixture of basements and FEMA approved shelters.

FEMA recommends only going to a shelter within a 5-minute drive, if enough warning time is available.

ARKANSAS

Dewitt

Dewitt Middle School

1209 W 16th street, De Witt, AR 72042

Safe room is in the gym and available outside of school hours.

ASHLEY

BAXTER

Mountain Home

Baxter County Courthouse

Basement

1 E 7th St, Mountain Home, AR 72653

Basement is open for tornado warnings.

BENTON

Pea Ridge

Pea Ridge High School

1925 W Pickens Rd, Pea Ridge, AR 72751

Shelter is just behind the High School. Shelter is set to automatically unlock when a Tornado Warning is issued.

Decatur

Northside Elementary

Open anytime a Tornado Warning is issued.

BOONE

Omaha

Omaha School District

The shelter opens automatically when a Tornado Watch is issued. Please feel free to use the shelter by entering its front doors on the Northwest Corner of the Shelter facing College Street- Per school’s facebook page.

BRADLEY

CALHOUN

Hampton

Hampton High School

419 East Main St., Hampton, AR 71744

Hampton Jr. High School

419 East Main St., Hampton, AR 71744

CARROLL

CHICOT

CLARK

Arkadelphia

Arkadelphia Community Safe Room

1609 Pine street right next to Peake Elementary School

Once all the students are accounted for, residents in the neighboring community are welcome to come in and fill any remaining space.

CLAY

Piggott

Piggott High School

533 East Main, Piggott, AR 72454

The safe room is located beside the middle gym and serves as the band/choir classroom at high school. The room has three entrances.

Rector

First United Methodist Church

116 West 3rd Street Rector, AR 72461

Church opens the basement for tornado warnings.

CLEBURNE

Heber Springs

Court House

301 W Main St, Heber Springs, AR

Quitman

Library

5904 Heber Springs Rd W, Quitman, AR

Greers Ferry

Cafeteria at West Side High School

7295 Greers Ferry Rd, Greers Ferry, AR

You must drive around to the back side of the new gym to have access to the shelter. IF the national weather service updates to a tornado warning for the city of Greers Ferry the doors will automatically unlock for you to go inside

West Side Baptist Church

7025 Greers Ferry Rd, Greers Ferry, AR

CLEVELAND

COLUMBIA

CONWAY COUNTY

Morrilton

Morrilton Intermediate School

1907 Poor Farm Rd, Morrilton, AR

Morrilton Primary School

410 S. Bridge Street Morrilton, AR 72110

Morrilton High School/ Jr High

701 E Harding St. Morrilton, AR 72110

Morrilton Elementary School

1203 N Saint Joseph St, Morrilton, AR 72110

More Morrilton School District safe room info: https://www.sccsd.org/page/safe-room-locations

CRAIGHEAD

Jonesboro

Jonesboro School District (Douglas Macarthur Jr. High)

1615 Wilkins Ave, Jonesboro, AR 72401

Nettleton School District (Fox Meadow Elementary)

2305 Fox Meadow Lane, Jonesboro AR 72401

Nettleton School District (University Heights Elementary)

300 Bowling Lane, Jonesboro AR 72401

Westside School District (Westside Elementary School)

1834 Hwy 91 West, Jonesboro, AR 72404

Westside School District (Westside High School)

1630 Hwy 91 West, Jonesboro, AR 72404 Jonesboro

Westside School District (Westside Middle School)

1800 Hwy 91 West, Jonesboro, AR 72404

Nettleton School District (Nettleton Middle School)

2305 Promise Lane, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Lake City

Craighead County Eastern District Courthouse

107 Cobean Blvd. Lake City, AR 72437

Riverside School District (Riverside High School)

601 Catfish Drive, Lake City, AR 72437

Riverside School District (Riverside West Elementary)

2001 Hwy 18, Lake City, AR 72437

Brookland

City of Brookland

407 South Holman, Brookland, AR

Bay School District

700 School Street, Bay AR 72411

Monette

City of Monette, City Hall

119 N. Edmonds, Monette AR 72447

Caraway

Riverside East Elementary

502 W. State Street Caraway, AR 72419

CRAWFORD

Van Buren

Van Buren Senior Center

607 Knox Street (corner of Knox and Lafayette)

Opened by an on-duty officer. Info from Crawford County Emergency Management.

Butterfield Trail Middle School

310 North 11th Street

Police officers have keys to unlock shelters after a Tornado Warning has been issued.

King Elementary School

401 North 19th Street

Police officers have keys to unlock shelters after a Tornado Warning has been issued.

Parkview Elementary School

605 Parkview Street

Police officers have keys to unlock shelters after a Tornado Warning has been issued

Van Buren High School

2001 Pointer Trail

Police officers have keys to unlock shelters after a Tornado Warning has been issued.

Coleman Junior High School

821 East Pointer Trail

Police officers have keys to unlock shelters after a Tornado Warning has been issued.

Rena Elementary School

720 Rena Road

Police officers have keys to unlock shelters after a Tornado Warning has been issued.

Tate Elementary

406 Catcher Road

Cedarville

Cedarville Elementary School

9355 Armer Ln, Cedarville, AR

Police officers have keys to unlock shelters after a Tornado Warning has been issued.

Mulberry

Marvin Elementary School

424 Alma Ave, Mulberry, AR

Info from Crawford County Emergency Management.

Mulberry Senior Center

29 Kirksey Pkwy, Mulberry, AR 72947

Info from Crawford County Emergency Management.

Alma

Alma Primary School

1600 Hwy 64 East, Alma, AR 72921

Police officers have keys to unlock shelters after a Tornado Warning has been issued.

Alma Middle School

706 Hwy 64 East, Alma, AR 72921

Police officers have keys to unlock shelters after a Tornado Warning has been issued.

Alma High School

101 East Main St, Alma, AR 72921

Police officers have keys to unlock shelters after a Tornado Warning has been issued.

Alma Intermediate School

1220 West Collum Ln, Alma, AR 72921

Police officers have keys to unlock shelters after a Tornado Warning has been issued.

Westville

James R. Tate Elementary School

406 Catcher Rd. Van Buren, AR 72956

Police officers have keys to unlock shelters after a Tornado Warning has been issued.

CRITTENDEN

West Memphis

Marion Visual Performing Arts Magnet School

1402 Crestmere St. West Memphis, AR

ASU Mid-South

2000 West Broadway, West Memphis AR

CROSS

DALLAS

DESHA

DREW

FAULKNER

Conway

**All Conway School District shelters are wired to the city’s severe weather alert system and will automatically unlock for a tornado warning. Shelters will be available for public use outside of school hours. No pets allowed. To view exact shelter location photos visit: https://www.conwayschools.org/Page/274.

Carolyn Lewis Elementary School

1805 Old Military Road

Ellen Smith Elementary School

1601 South Donaghey

Florence Mattison Elementary School

2001 Florence Mattison

Ida Burns Elementary School

1201 Donaghey

Jim Stone Elementary School

4255 College Avenue

Julia Lee Moore Elementary School

1301 Country Club Road

Marguerite Vann Elementary School

2845 Carl Stuart Road

Theodore Jones Elementary School

1800 Freyaldenhoven Lane

Woodrow Cummins Elementary School

1440 Padgett Road

Ruth Doyle Middle School

800 Padgett Road

Simon Middle School

1601 Siebenmorgan Road

Sallie Cone Preschool

1629 South Boulevard

Carl Stuart Middle School

2745 Carl Stuart Road

Courtway Middle School

1200 Bob Courtway Drive

Simon Middle School

1600 Bill Lucy Dr.

UCA student center

201 Donaghey Ave, Conway, AR 72035

Shelter is in the basement of the student center. UCAPD unlocks the shelter during severe weather warnings

UCA Old Main building

201 Donaghey Ave, Conway, AR 72035

Shelter is in the basement. UCAPD unlocks the shelter during severe weather warnings

OEM building

57 Acklin Gap Road, Conway, AR 72032

Shelter is open to the public during severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. No animals allowed.

Holland

City of Holland

336 Sawmill Road, Holland, AR 72173

Shelter is open to the public during severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. No animals allowed.

Vilonia

Vilonia High School

1164 Main St

Vilonia Intermediate School (FMIS)

98 N Mt Olive Rd

Vilonia Elementary School

15 Eagle St

Open after High School is at full capacity

Vilonia Primary School

4 Bane Ln. in Conway

Mayflower

Mayflower Middle School

18 Eagle Cir

Mayflower Elementary School

4 Grove

Mayflower City Hall

2 Ashmore

Mayflower Community Storm Shelters Safety Procedures:

School District safe rooms are for students and employees during typical school hours (7:00 AM - 5:00 PM). Others will be allowed in if space is available after accommodating all students and employees. Safe rooms will be available for public use outside posted hours.

Shelters will be manually unlocked by a site coordinator. No pets allowed.

Springhill

Springhill Elementary School

91 Elliott Rd

Greenbrier

Greenbrier Westside Elementary

65 Garrett Road, Greenbrier AR

Greenbrier High School

72 Green Valley Drive, Greenbrier AR

Greenbrier Junior High School

10 School Drive, Greenbrier AR

Greenbrier Eastside Elementary

61 Glenn Lane, Greenbrier AR

Wooster

Wooster Elementary School

9 Church Circle, Wooster AR

Greenbrier, Springhill, & Wooster Safe Room Procedures:
During School Hours:
If our area is issued a Tornado Warning then each school will evacuate students and staff to their tornado shelters immediately. Once ALL students and staff are safely in tornado shelter, there will be a designated door and area for any community member who would like to also utilize the tornado shelter. Community members must sign-in with their name and phone number. They will be seated in a separate area from any student. If they are wanting to bring in any pets inside the tornado shelter then the pet MUST be in a pet carrier.

After School Hours:
If our area is issued a Tornado Warning then the shelters will be unlocked and a designated school employee will be at the tornado shelter to assist the community. Community members must sign-in with their name and phone number. If they are wanting to bring in any pets inside the tornado shelter then the pet MUST be in a pet carrier. Once the tornado warning has ended, the school employee will indicate that the warning has ended and the tornado shelter will be cleared and locked back down.

FRANKLIN

Ozark

Ozark Schools Central Campus

Shelter opens when Tornado Warning is issued. Information from Franklin County Emergency Management

Denning

Juanita Burns Community Center/Shelter

The City of Denning says it will open the shelter whenever severe weather is expected.

Altus

Ozark Middle School

18 W College St, Altus, AR 72821

Shelter opens when Tornado Warning is issued. Information from Franklin County Emergency Management.

Charleston

Charleston High School

305 Dale Bumpers Dr.

Shelter opens when Tornado Warning is issued. Information from Franklin County Emergency Management.

FULTON

GARLAND

Hot Springs

Oaklawn Magnet School

301 Oaklawn St, Hot Springs, AR 71913

Lakeside School District

2923 Malvern Ave

Building #13

Fountain Lake School District

Saferooms A & B

4207 Park Ave, Hot Springs National Park, AR 71901

Jessieville

Jessieville High School

7900 N State Hwy 7, Jessieville, AR 71949

Pearcy

Lake Hamilton High School

280 Wolf St, Pearcy, AR 71964

GRANT

GREENE

Marmaduke

Marmaduke Elementary

2020 Greyhound Dr, Marmaduke, AR 72443

Paragould

Arkansas Methodist Medical Center

900 W Kingshighway, Paragould, AR 72450

Hospital has a basement

HEMPSTEAD

HOT SPRING

Malvern

Malvern School District

1517 S Main St

Shelter available for tornado warnings. The door on the side across from the First Assembly of God will be the entrance. Pets are not allowed.

Bismarck

Bismarck Elementary School

11636 Highway 84, Bismarck, AR 71929

The entrance is currently open to the storm shelter in back of the Elementary School Building off of Finch Road. There are Restrooms in the Shelter. There is very little seating, so please bring lawn chairs/ snacks/ and flashlights if using this facility. Also, please make sure the building is left clean and in good shape. No pets allowed. There will be video surveillance at the entrance. If additional space is needed, the shelter at the High School can be opened as well. (Per school facebook page)

HOWARD

INDEPENDENCE

Batesville

Southside Elementary School

Fire dept will open shelter during tornado warnings- per school Facebook page.

Cave City

Cave City Elementary School

711 N Main St Cave City, AR 72521

No pets allowed.

IZARD

Melbourne

Shelter available by the old elementary- per school Facebook page.

JACKSON

Amagon

Amagon Community Center

108 N Hurley, Amagon,AR 72005

Tuckerman

Tuckerman High School

300 N Dowell Ave, Tuckerman, AR 72473

Shelter is located in the hallway. Open to the public outside of school hours.

Tuckerman Elementary School

300 N Dowell Ave, Tuckerman, AR 72473

Shelter is located in the hallway. Open to the public outside of school hours.

JEFFERSON

JOHNSON

Clarksville

Clarksville Elementary School

1903 W Clark Rd, Clarksville, AR

Shelter opens after school hours, when Tornado Sirens sound

Kraus Middle School

1801 W Clark Rd, Clarksville, AR

Shelter opens after school hours, when Tornado Sirens sound.

Oark

Oark High School

370 Highway 215. Oark, AR 72852

Shelter opens after school hours, when Tornado Sirens sound. The sirens sound when the area is under a Tornado Warning. Information from the Johnson County Department of Emergency Management.

Lamar

Lamar Elementary School

301 Elberta St, Lamar, AR

Shelter opens after school hours, when Tornado Sirens sound

Lamar High School

301 Elberta St, Lamar, AR

Shelter opens after school hours, when Tornado Sirens sound.

Lamar School District Administration Building

Shelter opens after school hours, when Tornado Sirens sound.

Hartman

Westside Elementary School

193 School St, Hartman, AR 72840

Shelter opens after school hours, when Tornado Sirens sound.

Westside High School

400 N Highway 164. Hartman, Arkansas 72840

Shelter opens after school hours, when Tornado Sirens sound

LAFAYETTE

LAWRENCE

Saffell

Mt. Harmony Free Will Baptist Church

450 Hwy 25 Saffell, AR, 72572

Church has a basement they will open up to public during tornado warnings

Hoxie

Hoxie Elementary School

602 SW Hartigan St, Hoxie, AR 72433

Shelter is located by the playground

LEE

LINCOLN

LITTLE RIVER

LOGAN

Paris

Paris Middle School

602 N 10th St Paris, AR 72855

Information from Logan County Emergency Management

Ratcliff/Branch

County Line Elementary School

12092 W State Hwy 22, Branch, AR 72928

Information from Logan County Emergency Management

Booneville

Booneville High School

945 N Plum St, Booneville, AR 72927

Information from Logan County Emergency Management

Magazine

Magazine Elementary School

351 E Priddy St, Magazine, AR 72943

Information from Logan County Emergency Management

LONOKE

Lonoke

Lonoke High School

405 W Academy St, Lonoke, AR 72086

After our students and staff are inside, we will open the doors to Lonoke community members who need to shelter (Lonoke County School District facebook page)

Lonoke Primary School

800 Lincoln St Lonoke, AR 72086

After our students and staff are inside, we will open the doors to Lonoke community members who need to shelter (Lonoke County School District facebook page)

Lonoke Elementary School

900 W Palm St, Lonoke, AR 72086

After our students and staff are inside, we will open the doors to Lonoke community members who need to shelter (Lonoke County School District facebook page)

Cabot

Veterans Park Event Center

508 N Lincoln Cabot, AR

Doors open when tornado warning issued. Enter through event center doors. Handicap accessible ramp on right side of the facility. No food or drinks allowed.

MADISON

Huntsville

Watson Primary School

314 N. Gaskill St, Huntsville, AR 72740

Watson Intermediate School

437 Park Ave, Huntsville, AR 72740

MARION

Flippin

Flippin Elementary

209 Alford St, Flippin, AR 72634

MILLER

Texarkana

Trice Elementary

4505 Pinson Dr, Texarkana, AR 71854

Union Elementary

1701 Line Ferry Rd, Texarkana, AR 71854

MISSISSIPPI

MONROE

Clarendon

Clarendon High School

MONTGOMERY

NEVADA

NEWTON

Jasper

Jasper School District safe room coming soon.

OUACHITA

PERRY

PHILLIPS

PIKE

POINSETT

Harrisburg

Harrisburg Middle School

Library

Trumann

Trumann PreK

1200 Cedar St. Trumann, AR 72472

Available to the public outside of school hours, trumann fire dept will unlock for tornado warnings.

Weiner

Weiner Elementary School

313 N Garfield St, Weiner, AR 72479

To get to the safe room during school hours, please park in front of the cafeteria and walk through it to the safe rooms. (per school’s facebook page)

POLK

Mena

Polk County Courthouse

507 Church Ave, Mena, AR 71953

The courthouse basement is open to the public when Tornado Sirens sound, according to city hall.

Mena High School

1200 Dallas Ave, Mena, AR 71953

Shelters will auto unlock when sirens are activated. No pets allowed. Info provided by Polk County OEM.

Holly Harshman Elementary

1000 Geyer Dr, Mena, AR 71953

Shelters will auto unlock when sirens are activated. No pets allowed. Info provided by Polk County OEM.

Acorn High School

143 Polk Road 96, Mena, AR

Shelter is located in the high school music room. It will be unlocked when sirens activate. No pets allowed. Info provided by Polk County OEM.

POPE

Russellville

Crawford Elementary School

1116 Parker Rd, Russellville, AR 72801

Dwight Elementary School

1300 W 2nd Pl, Russellville, AR 72801

Sequoyah Elementary School

1601 W 12th Street Russellville, AR 72801

Russellville Intermediate School

1201 W 4th Pl, Russellville, AR 72801

Russellville Middle School

1203 W 4th Pl, Russellville, AR 72801

Russellville Jr High School

2000 W Parkway Dr, Russellville, AR 72801

Russellville High School (2 safe rooms)

2203 S. Knoxville Ave. Russellville, AR 72802

During the school day when students are present, safe room use is limited to the students and staff members in the building. Safe rooms will be full during this time.

RSD safe rooms are open to the public after school hours. Doors unlock automatically when sirens go off. (Per Russellville School District Facebook Page)

Pottsville

Pottsville High School

976 Pine Ridge Road, Pottsville, AR 72858

Pottsville Middle School

6926 Arkansas 247, Pottsville, AR 72858

Atkins

Atkins High School

403 Ave 3 NW Atkins, AR 72823

No pets in shelter

Atkins Middle School

611 NW 4th Street Atkins, AR 72823

No pets in shelter

PRAIRIE

PULASKI

Jacksonville

Jacksonville Police Station

1400 Marshall Road

The capacity of it is 535

Senior Citizens Center

100 Victory Circle

The capacity of it is 375

North Little Rock

Cedar Heights Baptist Church

14502 Cedar Heights Rd

Little Rock

College Station Elementary School

4710 Frazier Pike, Little Rock, AR 72206

RANDOLPH

SALINE

Bauxite

Bauxite Public Schools

Automatically unlocks if tornado sirens go off. In the turf room next to Harrell gym. Safe room is available to the community, per the school's facebook page.

Bryant

Civitan Services

403 South Reynolds Rd, Bryant, AR 72022

Will be opened if tornado sirens are sounded. Community safe room can be accessed on the north side of the building beside 4th street. Pets are not allowed.

SCOTT

Waldron

Waldron Middle School

2075 Rice St, Waldron, AR

Information from the Scott County Judge.

Waldron Elementary School

1895 Rice St, Waldron, AR

Information from the Scott County Judge.

Waldron Storm Shelter

Shelter is between the ABC Program and the Boys &

Girls Club. Information from the Scott County Judge.

SEARCY

SEBASTIAN

Lavaca

Lavaca Elementary School

1000 S. Division St

Barling

Barling Elementary School

1400 D. St