WWUS84 KTSA 191359
SPSTSA

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
859 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026
 
ARZ010-119-120-129-219-220-229-OKZ069-074-075-172-176-272-276-376-
191445-
Central and Southern Franklin AR-Southern Crawford AR-
Southern Sebastian AR-Washington AR-Northern Crawford AR-
Northern Franklin AR-North and Central Sebastian AR-Haskell OK-
Northern Sequoyah OK-Northern Le Flore OK-Central Le Flore OK-
Central and Southern Sequoyah OK-Adair OK-Latimer OK-
Southern Le Flore OK-
859 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN FRANKLIN...CRAWFORD...
SEBASTIAN...SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN HASKELL...EASTERN
SEQUOYAH...NORTHERN LATIMER...SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR AND LE FLORE
COUNTIES THROUGH 945 AM CDT...

At 859 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from near Lee Creek to near Bonanza to 2 miles east of
Robbers Cave State Park. 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...
Wilburton...                      Stigler...
Charleston...                     Cedarville...
Mountainburg...                   Natural Dam...
Greenwood...                      Alma...
Barling...                        Pocola...
Muldrow...                        Heavener...
Roland...                         Lavaca...
Spiro...                          Arkoma...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 32.
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 309 and 328.
 Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 14.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 42.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3523 9392 3523 9402 3514 9403 3514 9414
      3510 9414 3506 9425 3497 9424 3495 9441
      3493 9445 3486 9445 3473 9490 3497 9551
      3503 9551 3503 9535 3515 9535 3516 9536
      3538 9480 3581 9454 3576 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 1359Z 287DEG 31KT 3571 9435 3524 9441 3500 9529 

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

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