Severe Thunderstorm Warning for AR, OK Counties Until Midnight
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NWS Tulsa issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Benton and Washington counties in Arkansas and Adair, Cherokee, Delaware and Wagoner counties in Oklahoma until midnight CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northwestern Arkansas and Northeastern Oklahoma
- Issued
- July 8, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Tulsa OK
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwestern Arkansas and Northeastern Oklahoma.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Tulsa OK. Effective from 2026-06-11T23:18:00-05:00 until 2026-06-12T00:00:00-05:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Observed.
Affected Areas
Southwestern Benton County and western Washington County in northwestern Arkansas. Southeastern Delaware County, Adair County, east central Wagoner County and Cherokee County in northeastern and east central Oklahoma. Locations in or near the path include Fayetteville, Tahlequah, Siloam Springs, Wagoner, Stilwell, Farmington, Prairie Grove, Lincoln, Westville, West Siloam Springs, Hulbert, Watts, Oaks, Adair State Park, Christie, Cincinnati, Maryetta, Cookson, Cherokee Landing State Park and Scraper.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 11:18 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms located along a line extending from near Siloam Springs to 3 miles southwest of Westville to near Sequoyah State Park, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazards: 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail (0.88 inch). Source: Radar indicated. Impact: Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-06-11T23:18:00-05:00, expires and ends 2026-06-12T00:00:00-05:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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