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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 10:41 PM Apr. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN BENTON...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE...NORTHERN ADAIR AND EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM CDT... At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles northwest of Siloam Springs to 4 miles south of Scraper to 6 miles northwest of Cherokee Landing State Park. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Westville... Christie... Northwest Arkansas Regional Air...Cincinnati... Decatur... Ballard... Wedington... Gallitin... Scraper... Twin Oaks... Centerton... Baron... Natural Falls State Park... Gentry... Lake Francis... Tahlequah... Eldon... Proctor... Fairmount... Highfill... This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 91 and 93. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern Arkansas...and northeastern and east central Oklahoma. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Tornado Watch
Issued: 7:32 PM Apr. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 121 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BENTON WASHINGTON AR IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CHEROKEE MUSKOGEE OKFUSKEE IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ADAIR CRAIG CREEK DELAWARE MAYES NOWATA OKMULGEE OSAGE OTTAWA PAWNEE ROGERS TULSA WAGONER WASHINGTON OK IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA MCINTOSH PITTSBURG THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARTLESVILLE, BENTONVILLE, CLAREMORE, EUFAULA, FAYETTEVILLE, GROVE, JAY, MCALESTER, MIAMI, MUSKOGEE, NOWATA, OKEMAH, OKMULGEE, PAWHUSKA, PAWNEE, PRYOR, ROGERS, SAPULPA, SPRINGDALE, STILWELL, TAHLEQUAH, TULSA, VINITA, AND WAGONER.
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