⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Nowata; Craig; Rogers; Mayes; Delaware – Saturday, July 18, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 5:17PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Details

At 515 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated an outflow of strong
thunderstorm winds along a line extending from 3 miles southeast of
Delaware to 2 miles northeast of White Oak to 2 miles northwest of
Spavinaw State Park to 4 miles southwest of Chouteau. Movement was
east at 30 mph. Actual thunderstorms trailed this outflow and could
pose a risk of addtional downbursts.

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…
Vinita… Nowata…
Pryor… Pryor Creek…
Chouteau… Chelsea…
Locust Grove… Salina…
Langley… Adair…
Bernice… Ketchum…
Spavinaw… Disney…
Big Cabin… Pensacola…
New Alluwe… Hoot Owl…
Cherokee State Park… Rose…

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 262 and 293.

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.