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WWUS54 KTSA 090219
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
919 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
ARC033-131-090230-
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CRAWFORD AR-SEBASTIAN AR-
919 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 917 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAVACA, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR AND TRAINED SPOTTERS INDICATED. AT 909 PM, TRAINED
SPOTTERS REPORTED HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL IN FORT SMITH.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
FORT SMITH... VAN BUREN...
CEDARVILLE... GREENWOOD...
ALMA... BARLING...
LAVACA... DYER...
BONANZA... RUDY...
EXCELSIOR... FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT...
BLOOMER... FIGURE FIVE...
BURNVILLE... JENNY LIND...
KIBLER... CENTRAL CITY...
CONCORD... SHIBLEY...
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS,
INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 17.
INTERSTATE 540 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 10.
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 3511 9422 3523 9443 3538 9437 3561 9439
3548 9407 3530 9409
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 297DEG 33KT 3534 9423
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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