⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Washington; Nowata; Craig; Ottawa; Rogers; Mayes; Delaware – Thursday, June 18, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Details

At 859 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 4 miles northeast of Edna to 4 miles east of
Delaware to 5 miles west of Watova. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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… Vinita…
Baxter Springs… Nowata…
Commerce… Chelsea…
Fairland… Afton…
Quapaw… Adair…
Welch… Delaware…
Bluejacket… Lenapah…
Big Cabin… Treece…
New Alluwe… Watova…
White Oak… Narcissa…

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 268 and 323.

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.