LeFlore and Sequoyah Counties, Tornado Warning, National Weather Service, Tulsa

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
  SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
  NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  NORTHWESTERN SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 534 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF POCOLA…MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 45 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL
  ROTATION…A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE…
  ARKOMA…ROLAND…MOFFETT…FORT SMITH…BARLING…VAN BUREN…
  FIGURE FIVE…ALMA…RUDY…DYER AND MOUNTAINBURG.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 321 AND
328.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND
21.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM…TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!

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