| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Oklahoma; Cleveland |
| Effective | 7/17/2026, 6:57:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/17/2026, 7:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 6:57PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Details
At 657 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
southeastern Oklahoma City, moving northeast 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…
Eastern Oklahoma City, Norman, Moore, Midwest City, Del City,
Choctaw, Harrah, Spencer, Jones, Nicoma Park, Stanley Draper Lake,
and Tinker Air Force Base.
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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