September 14, 2026

Midwest Storm Chasers

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Ottawa – Saturday, September 12, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Ottawa
Effective 9/12/2026, 3:58:00 PM CDT
Expires 9/12/2026, 4:45:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 3:58PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Details

At 358 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near
Treece, moving southeast at 20 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…
Baxter Springs… Commerce…
Quapaw… Treece…
Ottawa… Peoria…
Picher… Cardin…

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 310 and 324.

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.