| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Tulsa; Rogers; Wagoner |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 8:32:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/17/2026, 9:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 8:32AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Details
At 832 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Owasso to near Broken
Arrow to 4 miles southwest of Bixby. Movement was east at 25 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…
Tulsa… Broken Arrow…
Claremore… Owasso…
Bixby… Jenks…
Glenpool… Coweta…
Catoosa… Verdigris…
Inola… Sperry…
Jenks Riverside Airport… Turley…
Tulsa International Airport… Stonebluff…
Tiawah… Oneta…
Liberty… Leonard…
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 220 and 254.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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.
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