Special Weather Statement 05/07/2025 16:04 for Oklahoma areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 7 at 6:04PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 7, 2025 - 4:04pm
Expires: 
May 7, 2025 - 5:00pm
Description: 
At 603 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Beggs, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations in or near the path include... Beggs... Preston... Okmulgee... Okmulgee State Park... Hectorville... Hitchita... Eram... Haskell... Morris... Bald Hill... Liberty... Hoffman... This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma near mile marker 251.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service.
Area Description: 
Okmulgee; Muskogee; McIntosh
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tulsa OK