Special Weather Statement for McCurtain
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- McCurtain
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
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- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 535 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 28 miles northwest of Gillham, or 35 miles northwest of De Queen, moving southeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 535 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 28 miles northwest of Gillham, or 35 miles northwest of De Queen, moving southeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Smithville, Watson and Plunketville.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 5:35PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Shreveport LA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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