| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Tillman; Hardeman; Foard; Wilbarger; Knox; Baylor; Archer |
| Effective | 8/27/2026, 10:12:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/27/2026, 11:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 10:12AM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Details
At 1011 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 5 miles west of Chillicothe to near Vera.
Movement was southeast at 15 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…
Vernon, Seymour, Quanah, Munday, Knox City, Crowell, Benjamin,
Chillicothe, Davidson, Goree, Megargel, Lake Diversion, Westover,
Bomarton, Margaret, Lockett, Mabelle, Vera, Fargo, and Medicine
Mound.
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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