Oklahoma Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/17/2026 05:57

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 7:57AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 17, 2026 - 5:57am
Expires: 
August 17, 2026 - 6:30am
Description: 
At 757 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over Keystone State Park, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Tulsa... Sand Springs... Sapulpa... Jenks... Skiatook... Mannford... Sperry... Westport... Osage... Keystone State Park... Walnut Creek State Park... Jenks Riverside Airport... Turley... This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 206 and 226.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Pawnee; Tulsa; Creek; Southeast Osage
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tulsa OK
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov