Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 8 at 8:35PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 8, 2026 - 6:35pm
Expires:
May 8, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
At 834 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over
Rentiesville, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
is possible.
Locations in or near the path include...
Stigler... Checotah...
Warner... Gore...
Porum... Webbers Falls...
Keota... Whitefield...
Oktaha... Tamaha...
Rentiesville... Briartown...
Keefeton... Summit...
Kanima...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 259 and
291.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern and east central Oklahoma.
Area Description:
Muskogee; McIntosh; Haskell; Central and Southern Sequoyah
Forcast Office:
NWS Tulsa OK
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov