| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hughes |
| Effective | 7/18/2026, 4:31:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/18/2026, 5:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 4:31PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Details
At 431 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Castle to near Yeager. Movement was
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Wetumka and Yeager.
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.
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