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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Ottawa – Saturday, June 13, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Ottawa
Effective 6/13/2026, 6:08:00 PM CDT
Expires 6/13/2026, 6:45:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued June 13 at 6:08PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Details

At 608 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms near
Miami tand also 3 miles west of Seneca. Movement was east 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…
Miami… Baxter Springs…
Commerce… Quapaw…
Wyandotte… Treece…
Ottawa… Peoria…
Picher… Cardin…
Twin Bridges State Park…

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 306 and 324.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.


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