September 13, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Ottawa – Saturday, September 12, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Ottawa
Effective 9/12/2026, 8:23:00 PM CDT
Expires 9/12/2026, 9:15:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 8:23PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Details

At 822 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 5 miles
south of Columbus, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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…
Miami… Baxter Springs…
Commerce… Quapaw…
Wyandotte… Treece…
Ottawa… Peoria…
Picher… Cardin…
Twin Bridges State Park…

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 309 and 324.

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.