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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 5:43 PM Apr. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTH CENTRAL LE FLORE COUNTIES... At 1243 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 2 miles east of Albion to 9 miles southwest of Whitesboro to 15 miles southwest of Octavia, 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... Kiamichi... Octavia... Albion... Honobia... Muse... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for southeastern Oklahoma. A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small interior room. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 5:33 PM Apr. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR HASKELL...NORTHEASTERN MCINTOSH...SOUTHWESTERN SEQUOYAH...EASTERN LATIMER...WESTERN LE FLORE AND SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES... At 1232 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 2 miles west of Keefeton to near Keota to 3 miles southeast of Bengal, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations in or near the path include... Kanima... Talimena State Park... Greenleaf State Park... Panola... Whitefield... Mccurtain... Webbers Falls... Cowlington... Mc Curtain... Porum... Warner... Stigler... Shady Point... Panama... Whitesboro... Gore... Talihina... Keefeton... Lequire... Bokoshe... This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 266 and 295. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for southeastern and east central Oklahoma. 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. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Tornado Watch
Issued: 4:17 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 1 COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS SEBASTIAN IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA CHOCTAW HASKELL LATIMER LE FLORE PITTSBURG PUSHMATAHA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTLERS, CLAYTON, FORT SMITH, HUGO, MCALESTER, POTEAU, STIGLER, AND WILBURTON.
River Flood Warning
Issued: 2:27 PM Apr. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Poteau River near Panama. * WHEN...From Thursday evening to Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, minor agricultural flooding occurs. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 16.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow evening to a crest of 29.2 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning. - Flood stage is 29.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
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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