Special Weather Statement 06/17/2025 09:00 for Arkansas, Oklahoma areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 17 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 17, 2025 - 9:00am
Expires: 
June 17, 2025 - 9:30am
Description: 
At 1100 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cincinnati to 8 miles southeast of Stilwell to 3 miles southeast of Bunch. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Fayetteville, Springdale, Stilwell, Cedarville, Mountainburg, Natural Dam, Farmington, Alma, Prairie Grove, Elkins, West Fork, Lincoln, Westville, Greenland, Winslow, Watts, Marble City, Chester, Rudy, and Adair State Park.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Benton; Washington; Crawford; Cherokee; Adair; Sequoyah
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tulsa OK