WWUS84 KTSA 191328
SPSTSA

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
828 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026
 
ARZ010-119-129-219-OKZ069-073>075-172-176-272-276-191400-
Washington AR-Southern Crawford AR-Northern Crawford AR-
North and Central Sebastian AR-Haskell OK-Northern Sequoyah OK-
Central and Southern Sequoyah OK-Adair OK-Pittsburg OK-Latimer OK-
Northern Le Flore OK-Central Le Flore OK-
828 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN CRAWFORD...NORTHWESTERN
SEBASTIAN...SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...HASKELL...SEQUOYAH...NORTHERN
LATIMER...SOUTHERN ADAIR...NORTHERN LE FLORE AND NORTHEASTERN
PITTSBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 900 AM CDT...

At 827 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 8 miles east of Bunch to 7 miles south of Gans to
Blocker. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow 
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Fort Smith...                     Van Buren...
Sallisaw...                       Poteau...
Stilwell...                       Wilburton...
Stigler...                        Cedarville...
Natural Dam...                    Pocola...
Muldrow...                        Roland...
Spiro...                          Arkoma...
Vian...                           Panama...
Quinton...                        Hackett...
Bonanza...                        Keota...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 8.
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 293 and 328.
 Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 14.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3511 9439 3488 9528 3513 9577 3531 9536
      3526 9525 3530 9518 3534 9518 3541 9508
      3564 9494 3564 9481 3584 9481 3580 9419
TIME...MOT...LOC 1327Z 288DEG 29KT 3567 9461 3529 9474 3506 9557 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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