Special Weather Statement for North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford; Southern Sebastian +3 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- North and Central Sebastian, Southern Crawford, Southern Sebastian, Central Le Flore, Central and Southern Sequoyah, Northern Le Flore
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What is happening
At 1035 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated gusty winds associated with thunderstorm outflow along a line extending from near Moffett to 3 miles southwest of Pocola to 4 miles west of Poteau. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. The winds will precede any rainfall that may or may not be observed at all sites. Use caution driving.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 1035 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated gusty winds associated with thunderstorm outflow along a line extending from near Moffett to 3 miles southwest of Pocola to 4 miles west of Poteau. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Fort Smith... Van Buren... Poteau... Greenwood... Barling... Pocola... Muldrow... Roland... Lavaca... Spiro... Arkoma... Panama... Mansfield... Hackett... Hartford... Huntington... Bonanza... Midland... Cameron... Moffett... This includes the following highways, Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 316 and 327. Interstate 540 between mile markers 4 and 14.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 10:36AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
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Source and limitations
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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