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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
516 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026

OKC089-242245-
/O.CON.KSHV.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-260424T2245Z/
McCurtain OK-
516 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MCCURTAIN COUNTY...

At 516 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 24 miles northwest
of Gillham, or 30 miles northwest of De Queen, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Watson, Plunketville and Smithville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing
dangerous hail and damaging winds.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT Friday for a
portion of southeast Oklahoma.

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LAT...LON 3443 9446 3435 9447 3440 9469 3451 9466
      3451 9446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 250DEG 11KT 3442 9463

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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