NWS Shreveport LASV.W 0290September 12, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: McCurtain, OK
The National Weather Service office in Shreveport issued a severe thunderstorm warning for McCurtain in Oklahoma, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on September 12. It was the 290th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Shreveport issued in 2026. Oklahoma had 92 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 48 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Oklahoma's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Shreveport LA
- Area
- McCurtain
- State
- Oklahoma
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:10 p.m. CDT, September 12, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. CDT, September 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSHV SV.W 0290
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma since 2008Every warning type in Oklahoma
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The notice as issued
SVRSHV The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North Central McCurtain County in southeastern Oklahoma... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 410 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 40 miles north of Broken Bow, or 49 miles northwest of De Queen, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Bethel, Sherwood, Battiest, Smithville, Pickens and Watson.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Wind damage with this storm will occur before any rain or lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. Seek shelter immediately inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Report severe weather to your nearest law enforcement agency or the National Weather Service office in Shreveport LA.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma since 20081,074 a year
- Every warning type in Oklahoma
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels