Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 18 at 4:01AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 18, 2026 - 2:01am
Expires:
April 18, 2026 - 2:45am
Description:
At 401 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 6 miles north of Gillham to 7 miles
southwest of Idabel, or extending from 14 miles north of De Queen to
18 miles north of Clarksville, moving 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...
De Queen, Horatio, Foreman, Idabel, Broken Bow, Lockesburg,
Winthrop, Gillham, Arkinda, Avery, Haworth, Garvin, Goodwater,
Shinewell, Cerrogordo, Bokhoma, Moon, America and Eagletown.
Instruction:
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Area Description:
Sevier; Little River; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA