⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Pushmataha; Okfuskee; Okmulgee; Muskogee; McIntosh; Pittsburg; Haskell; Latimer; Northern Le Flore; Central Le Flore; Southern Le Flore – Friday, August 21, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 6:54AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Details

At 654 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 4 miles northwest of Keota to 6 miles east of
Blocker to 4 miles north of Allen. Movement was south at 50 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations in or near the path include…
Mcalester… Okemah…
Wilburton… Eufaula…
Stigler… Henryetta…
Checotah… Hartshorne…
Krebs… Warner…
Talihina… Wister…
Quinton… Weleetka…
Dewar… Kiowa…
Porum… Savanna…
Webbers Falls… Keota…

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and
285.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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