713  
WWUS54 KTSA 081729  
SVSTSA  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
1129 AM CST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
ARC007-OKC061-079-081738-  
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260108T1745Z/  
BENTON AR-HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-  
1129 AM CST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BENTON...  
SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL AND NORTHWESTERN LE FLORE COUNTIES IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED  
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FOR NORTHWESTERN  
ARKANSAS...AND NORTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3533 9460 3539 9483 3566 9463 3614 9438  
3614 9434 3621 9434 3621 9397  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 226DEG 64KT 3615 9419 3592 9430 3545 9464  
 
 
 
ARC033-143-OKC001-135-081745-  
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260108T1745Z/  
CRAWFORD AR-WASHINGTON AR-SEQUOYAH OK-ADAIR OK-  
1129 AM CST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CST  
FOR NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EASTERN SEQUOYAH AND  
SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1128 AM CST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGDALE TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF  
PRAIRIE GROVE TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF MULDROW, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 75  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...  
WALNUT GROVE... WEST FORK...  
SAVOY... TONTITOWN...  
RHEA... CANEHILL...  
UNIONTOWN... ODELL...  
MORROW... LINCOLN...  
WHEELER... MULDROW...  
SONORA... SHORT...  
GANS... SPRINGDALE...  
PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE...FAYETTEVILLE...  
JOHNSON... NATURAL DAM...  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS,  
INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 307 AND 321.  
INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 AND 74.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FOR NORTHWESTERN  
ARKANSAS...AND NORTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL 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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3533 9460 3539 9483 3566 9463 3614 9438  
3614 9434 3621 9434 3621 9397  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 226DEG 64KT 3615 9419 3592 9430 3545 9464  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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