Special Weather Statement for North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford; Cherokee +5 more
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What you need to know
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- North and Central Sebastian, Southern Crawford, Adair, Central and Southern Sequoyah, Cherokee, Haskell, Northern Le Flore, Northern Sequoyah
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What is happening
At 426 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Brushy Lake State Park, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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Bulletin details
At 426 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Brushy Lake State Park, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations in or near the path include... Fort Smith... Van Buren... Sallisaw... Muldrow... Roland... Bokoshe... Gans... Marble City... Moffett... Brushy... Brushy Lake State Park... Bunch... Short... Cowlington... Box... Mc Key... Cottonwood... Dora... This includes the following highways, Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 298 and 328. Interstate 540 between mile markers 3 and 5.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 4:26AM 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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