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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Shreveport LA

546 AM CDT Sun May 18 2025

 

ARZ050-051-060-OKZ077-181145-

Howard AR-Hempstead AR-Sevier AR-McCurtain OK-

546 AM CDT Sun May 18 2025



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL HEMPSTEAD...

SEVIER...HOWARD AND CENTRAL MCCURTAIN COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM CDT...



At 546 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from near Oden to Bard Springs Recreation Area to

Wickes to 12 miles southeast of Nashoba. Movement was southeast at 35

mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects.



Locations impacted include...

Eagletown, Silver Ridge, Broken Bow, Hochatown, Geneva, Battiest,

Pickens, Mount Herman, Muddy Fork, Wright City, Mineral Springs,

Glover, Center Point, Horatio, Provo, West Line, Bethel, Corinth, Oak

Hill, and Bellview.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio

stations and available television stations for additional information

and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.



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LAT...LON 3435 9447 3419 9447 3419 9424 3436 9425

      3435 9394 3419 9392 3418 9382 3401 9382

      3396 9359 3387 9388 3403 9499 3424 9514

      3425 9505 3442 9504

TIME...MOT...LOC 1046Z 319DEG 32KT 3457 9381 3441 9400 3431 9433 3440

9502



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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