321  
WWUS54 KTSA 090212  
SVSTSA  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
912 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
OKC079-135-090221-  
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0216.000000T0000Z-260509T0230Z/  
SEQUOYAH OK-LE FLORE OK-  
912 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SEQUOYAH AND  
NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF  
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...AND SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3530 9409 3509 9423 3521 9444 3539 9443  
3564 9447 3548 9407  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 297DEG 33KT 3537 9430  
 

 
 
ARC033-131-090230-  
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0216.000000T0000Z-260509T0230Z/  
CRAWFORD AR-SEBASTIAN AR-  
912 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD AND NORTHERN SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...  
 
AT 911 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BARLING, MOVING  
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.  
 
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...  
LAVACA... DYER...  
HACKETT... BONANZA...  
RUDY... EXCELSIOR...  
FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT... BLOOMER...  
FIGURE FIVE... BURNVILLE...  
JENNY LIND... KIBLER...  
CENTRAL CITY... CONCORD...  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS,  
INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 17.  
INTERSTATE 540 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 14.  
INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 22 AND 24.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3530 9409 3509 9423 3521 9444 3539 9443  
3564 9447 3548 9407  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 297DEG 33KT 3537 9430  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
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