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Tornado Watch
Issued: 6:52 PM Apr. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
TORNADO WATCH 197 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS CRAWFORD WASHINGTON AR IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS SEBASTIAN IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SEQUOYAH IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ADAIR IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA LE FLORE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE, FORT SMITH, POTEAU, SALLISAW, SPRINGDALE, STILWELL, AND VAN BUREN.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:41 PM Apr. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:40 PM Apr. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Sebastian County in west central Arkansas... Southeastern Le Flore County in southeastern Oklahoma... * Until 230 PM CDT. * At 140 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Howe to 4 miles east of Octavia, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations in or near the path include... Octavia... Lake Wister State Park... Heavener... Howe... Patterson... Hartford... Hodgen... Muse... Big Cedar... Huntington... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 west central Arkansas...and southeastern Oklahoma. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Flood Watch
Issued: 7:49 AM Apr. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Arkansas, including the following counties, Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and Washington AR and Oklahoma, including the following counties, Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, Le Flore, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington OK. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and storms are expected through this evening. Widespread 2 to 5 inch rains are forecast, with locally heavier totals up to 7 inches. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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