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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Crawford, AR; Franklin, AR; Washington, AR

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At 1134 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles north of Fern to near Cass to 4 miles northwest of Hartman to 4 miles north of Paris, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations in or...

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For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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At 1134 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles north of Fern to near Cass to 4 miles northwest of Hartman to 4 miles north of Paris, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations in or near the path include... Ozark... Mountainburg... Mulberry... Dyer... Altus... Winslow... Branch... Denning... Chester... Wiederkehr Village... Cass... Lake Fort Smith... Fern... Jethro... Bidville... Turners Bend... Locke... Mount Gayler... Cecil... Lonelm... This includes the following highways, Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 17 and 42. Interstate 49 between mile markers 28 and 46.

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Official revisions

4 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 11:34AM CDT until August 17 at 11:45AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

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  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 11:26AM CDT until August 17 at 11:45AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

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  3. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 11:13AM CDT until August 17 at 11:45AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

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  4. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 11:01AM CDT until August 17 at 11:45AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tulsa OK. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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