⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Hardeman; Foard; Wilbarger; Knox; Baylor – Saturday, August 22, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 6:25PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Details

At 624 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Lockett to 11 miles south
of Thalia to 8 miles southwest of Truscott. Movement was southeast at
30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Vernon, Crowell, Benjamin, Red Springs, Thalia, Gilliland, Margaret,
Lockett, Vera, Truscott, Rhineland, Lake Kemp, and Rayland.

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.