⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Washington; Madison; Northern Crawford; Northern Franklin; North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford; Central and Southern Franklin; Adair; Northern Sequoyah; Central and Southern Sequoyah – Monday, June 22, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 22 at 5:39AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Details

At 539 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 8 miles south of Stilwell to 7 miles west of
Devils Knob. Movement was south at 70 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…
Ozark… Cedarville…
Mountainburg… Natural Dam…
Alma… Muldrow…
Roland… Mulberry…
Dyer… Altus…
Chester… Moffett…
Rudy… Wiederkehr Village…
Cass… Lee Creek…
Short… Devils Den State Park…

This includes the following highways,
Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 42.
Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 318 and 328.
Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 6.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 42.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CDT for
northwestern and west central Arkansas…and southeastern,
northeastern and east central Oklahoma.

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