| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Pottawatomie |
| Effective | 8/16/2026, 3:51:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/16/2026, 4:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 3:51PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Details
At 351 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Shawnee to 4 miles
northwest of Macomb.
Movement was east at 10 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Shawnee, Tecumseh, Pink, Earlsboro, Johnson, Brooksville, Dale,
Bethel Acres, and Harjo.
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.
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