Special Weather Statement 06/17/2025 09:28 for Arkansas, Oklahoma areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 17 at 11:28AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 17, 2025 - 9:28am
Expires: 
June 17, 2025 - 10:00am
Description: 
At 1128 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Strickler to 3 miles east of Lee Creek to near Figure Five. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Van Buren, Ozark, Cedarville, Mountainburg, Natural Dam, Alma, West Fork, Mulberry, Dyer, Winslow, Chester, St. Paul, Rudy, Devils Den State Park, Brentwood, Lake Fort Smith, Strickler, Figure Five, Cass, and Blackburn.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Washington; Madison; Crawford; Franklin; Sebastian; Sequoyah
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tulsa OK