Special Weather Statement for Washington; Madison; Northern Crawford +9 more
At 458 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 2 miles northeast of Tahlequah to 7 miles southwest of Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area. Movement was south at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar...
Official alert brief
At 458 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 2 miles northeast of Tahlequah to 7 miles southwest of Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area. Movement was south at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Fayetteville... Van Buren... Tahlequah... Sallisaw... Stilwell... Ozark... Huntsville... Cedarville... Mountainburg... Natural Dam... Farmington... Alma... Prairie Grove... Muldrow... Roland... Elkins... West Fork... Lincoln... Mulberry... This includes the following highways, Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 42. Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 285 and 314, and between mile markers 321 and 328. Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 6. Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 65.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for southeastern and east central Oklahoma. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in effect until 1100 AM CDT for northwestern and west central Arkansas...and northeastern and east central Oklahoma.