⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Crawford, AR; Franklin, AR; Madison, AR; Sebastian, AR; Washington, AR; Sequoyah, OK – Monday, August 17, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 11:01AM CDT until August 17 at 11:45AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Details

SVRTSA

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Madison County in northwestern Arkansas…
Franklin County in west central Arkansas…
Crawford County in northwestern Arkansas…
Northern Sebastian County in west central Arkansas…
Southern Washington County in northwestern Arkansas…
Northeastern Sequoyah County in east central Oklahoma…

* Until 1145 AM CDT.

* At 1101 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Strickler to 4 miles north of Lake Fort Smith to 3
miles southeast of Mulberry to 3 miles southwest of Bloomer, moving
east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations in or near the path include…
Fort Smith… Van Buren…
Ozark… Charleston…
Cedarville… Mountainburg…
Natural Dam… Greenwood…
Alma… Barling…
Lavaca… Mulberry…
Dyer… Hackett…
Altus… Bonanza…
Winslow… Branch…
Denning… Chester…

This includes the following highways,
Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 42.
Interstate 40 in Oklahoma near mile marker 328.
Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 14.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 49.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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