⚠️ Special Weather Statement – McCurtain – Sunday, July 12, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 12 at 1:29PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

At 129 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 18 miles north of Gillham to 18 miles
north of Manchester, or extending from 22 miles northwest of Umpire
to 34 miles north of Clarksville, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 30 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…
Wright City, Valliant, Millerton, Hochatown, Glover, Sherwood, Oak
Hill, Golden, Slim, Rufe, Watson and Plunketville.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

If on or near Broken Bow Lake, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be
caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.