Special Weather Statement for Washington; Northern Crawford; Northern Franklin +7 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Central and Southern Franklin, North and Central Sebastian, Northern Crawford, Northern Franklin, Southern Crawford, Washington, Adair, Central and Southern Sequoyah and 2 more
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What is happening
At 355 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles southeast of Cookson to 2 miles southeast of Fern. Movement was southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern and west central Arkansas...and southeastern, northeastern and east central Oklahoma.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 355 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles southeast of Cookson to 2 miles southeast of Fern. Movement was southeast at 10 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... Stilwell... Cedarville... Mountainburg... Natural Dam... Alma... Muldrow... Roland... Lavaca... Lincoln... Mulberry... Dyer... Winslow... Branch... Gans... Marble City... Chester... Moffett... This includes the following highways, Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 28. Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 301 and 328. Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 9. Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 49.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 3:56PM 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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