Oklahoma Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/21/2026 04:27

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 6:27AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 21, 2026 - 4:27am
Expires: 
August 21, 2026 - 5:00am
Description: 
At 627 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 2 miles south of Cookson to 3 miles southeast of Lake Eufaula State Park to 3 miles northeast of Bowlegs. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Muskogee... Mcalester... Okmulgee... Okemah... Eufaula... Stigler... Henryetta... Checotah... Krebs... Warner... Morris... Vian... Boley... Quinton... Weleetka... Gore... Dewar... Porum... Webbers Falls... Keota... This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and 302.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description: 
Okfuskee; Okmulgee; Muskogee; McIntosh; Pittsburg; Haskell; Latimer; Northern Sequoyah; Northern Le Flore; Central and Southern Sequoyah
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tulsa OK
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov