| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Pawnee; Tulsa; Creek; Southeast Osage |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 7:57:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/17/2026, 8:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 7:57AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Details
At 757 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over
Keystone State Park, moving east at 35 mph.
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…
Tulsa… Sand Springs…
Sapulpa… Jenks…
Skiatook… Mannford…
Sperry… Westport…
Osage… Keystone State Park…
Walnut Creek State Park… Jenks Riverside Airport…
Turley…
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 206 and 226.
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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