Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 20 at 1:26PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 20, 2025 - 11:26am
Expires:
April 20, 2025 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 126 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 4 miles south of Cookson to 4 miles southwest of
Gans. Movement was northeast at 55 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...
Adair State Park... Brushy...
Woolsey... Cincinnati...
Savoy... Maryetta...
Winslow... Wedington...
Locke... Odell...
Stilwell... Mount Gayler...
Lincoln... Muldrow...
Short... Gans...
Natural Dam... Devils Den State Park...
Brentwood... Lake Fort Smith...
This includes the following highways,
Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 311 and 319.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 27 and 60.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for northwestern
and west central Arkansas...and northeastern and east central
Oklahoma.
Area Description:
Benton; Washington; Crawford; Cherokee; Adair; Sequoyah
Forcast Office:
NWS Tulsa OK