Special Weather Statement for Northern Crawford; North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford +6 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Central and Southern Franklin, North and Central Sebastian, Northern Crawford, Southern Crawford, Southern Sebastian, Central Le Flore, Central and Southern Sequoyah, Northern Le Flore and 1 more
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What is happening
At 455 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 4 miles southeast of Gans, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 455 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 4 miles southeast of Gans, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Sallisaw... Poteau... Charleston... Cedarville... Greenwood... Alma... Barling... Pocola... Muldrow... Roland... Lavaca... Spiro... Arkoma... Panama... Hackett... Bonanza... Gans... Cameron... This includes the following highways, Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 12. Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 308 and 328. Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 14.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 4:55AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Official revision
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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