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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.

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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.

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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

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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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