August 21, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Cleveland; Pottawatomie – Friday, August 21, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Cleveland; Pottawatomie
Effective 8/21/2026, 7:37:00 AM CDT
Expires 8/21/2026, 8:00:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 7:37AM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Details

At 736 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles southwest of Dale to near Oklahoma
City. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Northeastern Norman, Shawnee, Tecumseh, Pink, Earlsboro, Brooksville,
Stella, Dale, northeastern Lake Thunderbird, Bethel Acres, and Little
Axe.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.