Thunderstorm Wind — Mccurtain, Oklahoma

2025-04-26 · near Haworth, Mccurtain, Oklahoma

Event narrative

A tree was downed onto power lines on East Arkansas Avenue in Haworth.

Wider weather episode

The approach of an upper trough over the Southern Plains on April 26th helped to reinforce a weak cold front southeast into Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas, and Northeast Texas during the late afternoon through the evening hours. Warm and humid air south of the front contributed to enhanced instability, with large scale forcing and adequate wind shear resulting in the development of scattered strong to severe thunderstorms during the late afternoon across Southern McCurtain County Oklahoma, which eventually spread into portions of Southwest Arkansas. These storms produced damaging winds which downed a tree and power lines, as well as large hail in the Haworth community, before weakening as it slowly moved into Northern Little River and Southern Sevier Counties in Southwest Arkansas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1257044. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.