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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Fri 08/16/2024 11:40 PM EDT

End Time

Sat 08/17/2024 12:30 AM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

3 mi WNW of Natural Dam, AR

Storm Motion

Moving SE at 35 mph

Impacts

High impact

Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size0.88 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust60 mph

Locations Affected

Fort Smith, AR ∙ Rudy, AR ∙ Webb City, AR ∙ Belfonte, OK ∙ Mountainburg, AR ∙ Wiederkehr Village, AR ∙ Zion, OK ∙ Remy, OK ∙ Van Buren, AR ∙ Cecil, AR

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1040 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Madison County in northwestern Arkansas... Franklin County in west central Arkansas... Crawford County in northwestern Arkansas... Northern Sebastian County in west central Arkansas... Southern Washington County in northwestern Arkansas... Northeastern Sequoyah County in east central Oklahoma... Southern Adair County in northeastern Oklahoma... * Until 1130 PM CDT. * At 1039 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Saint Paul to near Lake Fort Smith to 2 miles northwest of Natural Dam, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations in or near the path include... Fort Smith... Van Buren... Stilwell... Ozark... Cedarville... Mountainburg... Natural Dam... Alma... Roland... Mulberry... Dyer... Altus... Winslow... Denning... Chester... Moffett... St. Paul... Rudy... Wiederkehr Village... Saint Paul... This includes the following highways, Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 42. Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 324 and 328. Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 8. Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 45. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Tulsa. && LAT...LON 3577 9370 3538 9371 3537 9375 3540 9379 3542 9380 3533 9381 3536 9443 3538 9443 3537 9445 3538 9447 3537 9449 3580 9474 3583 9425 3582 9366 3577 9366 TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 317DEG 30KT 3578 9387 3565 9412 3568 9443 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH