Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 30 at 1:41PM CDT until April 30 at 2:30PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 30, 2025 - 11:41am
Expires:
April 30, 2025 - 12:30pm
Description:
SVRTSA
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Crawford County in northwestern Arkansas...
Northwestern Sebastian County in west central Arkansas...
Eastern Sequoyah County in east central Oklahoma...
Southeastern Adair County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northeastern Le Flore County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 230 PM CDT.
* At 141 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles north of Gans to 4 miles south of Muldrow to
2 miles south of Poteau, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations in or near the path include...
Shibley... Brushy...
Arkola... Huntington...
Cameron... Witcherville...
Pocola... Spiro...
Rye Hill... Poteau...
Moffett... Shady Point...
Panama... Fort Smith...
Uniontown... Excelsior...
Fort Smith Regional Airport... Van Buren...
Muldrow... Short...
This includes the following highways,
Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 10.
Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 308 and 328.
Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 14.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for northwestern
and west central Arkansas...and southeastern, northeastern and east
central Oklahoma.
Area Description:
Crawford, AR; Sebastian, AR; Adair, OK; Le Flore, OK; Sequoyah, OK
Forcast Office:
NWS Tulsa OK