⚠️ Special Weather Statement – North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford; Southern Sebastian; Northern Le Flore; Central and Southern Sequoyah; Central Le Flore – Monday, August 17, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 10:36AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Details

At 1035 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated gusty winds associated with
thunderstorm outflow along a line extending from near Moffett to 3
miles southwest of Pocola to 4 miles west of Poteau. Movement was
southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include…
Fort Smith… Van Buren…
Poteau… Greenwood…
Barling… Pocola…
Muldrow… Roland…
Lavaca… Spiro…
Arkoma… Panama…
Mansfield… Hackett…
Hartford… Huntington…
Bonanza… Midland…
Cameron… Moffett…

This includes the following highways,
Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 316 and 327.
Interstate 540 between mile markers 4 and 14.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. The winds
will precede any rainfall that may or may not be observed at all
sites. Use caution driving.

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