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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
200 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Franklin County in west central Arkansas...
  Central Crawford County in northwestern Arkansas...
  Central Sebastian County in west central Arkansas...

* Until 245 AM CDT.

* At 159 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 4 miles north of Rudy to 2 miles northwest of Lavaca
  to 2 miles south of Excelsior, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Alma...                           Charleston...
  Shibley...                        Dyer...
  Kibler...                         Mountainburg...
  Central City...                   Witcherville...
  Milltown...                       Branch...
  Locke...                          Excelsior...
  Vesta...                          Cecil...
  Lonelm...                         Ursula...
  Rudy...                           Lavaca...
  Mulberry...                       Greenwood...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 5 and 29.
 Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 3.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 33.

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.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 3523 9394 3523 9403 3516 9403 3512 9439
      3534 9434 3560 9435 3574 9399 3546 9392
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 250DEG 23KT 3559 9428 3536 9421 3516 9432

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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