Oklahoma Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/26/2026 13:43

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 3:43PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 26, 2026 - 1:43pm
Expires: 
August 26, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
At 343 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 4 miles east of Pumpkin Center, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Sallisaw... Vian... Gore... Webbers Falls... Cookson... Cherokee Landing State Park... Greenleaf State Park... Pumpkin Center... Lake Tenkiller State Park... Mc Key... Box... This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 284 and 301.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central Oklahoma.
Area Description: 
Cherokee; Muskogee; Northern Sequoyah; Central and Southern Sequoyah
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tulsa OK
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov