809
WWUS54 KTSA 090159
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
859 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
ARC033-131-OKC079-135-090230-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0216.000000T0000Z-260509T0230Z/
CRAWFORD AR-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-LE FLORE OK-
859 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...NORTHERN SEBASTIAN...EASTERN SEQUOYAH AND
NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTIES...
AT 859 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOFFETT, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
FORT SMITH... VAN BUREN...
CEDARVILLE... GREENWOOD...
ALMA... BARLING...
POCOLA... MULDROW...
ROLAND... LAVACA...
ARKOMA... DYER...
HACKETT... BONANZA...
MOFFETT... RUDY...
EXCELSIOR... FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT...
SHORT... BLOOMER...
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS,
INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 17.
INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 318 AND 328.
INTERSTATE 540 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 14.
INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 22 AND 24.
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.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3530 9409 3509 9423 3534 9466 3564 9447
3548 9407
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 299DEG 33KT 3542 9443
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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