⚠️ Special Weather Statement – North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford; Central and Southern Franklin; Southern Sebastian; Northern Le Flore; Central and Southern Sequoyah; Central Le Flore – Friday, August 21, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 5:22AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Details

At 522 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 3 miles south of Fort Smith Regional Airport, moving
southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Fort Smith… Van Buren…
Poteau… Charleston…
Greenwood… Barling…
Pocola… Heavener…
Roland… Lavaca…
Spiro… Arkoma…
Panama… Mansfield…
Hackett… Hartford…
Huntington… Bonanza…
Midland… Cameron…

This includes the following highways,
Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 8.
Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 322 and 325, and near
mile marker 327.
Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 14.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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