⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Cherokee; Muskogee; Northern Sequoyah; Central and Southern Sequoyah – Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 3:43PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Details

At 343 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 4 miles
east of Pumpkin Center, moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Sallisaw… Vian…
Gore… Webbers Falls…
Cookson… Cherokee Landing State Park…
Greenleaf State Park… Pumpkin Center…
Lake Tenkiller State Park… Mc Key…
Box…

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 284 and
301.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
east central Oklahoma.

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