| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Canadian; Oklahoma; Grady; McClain; Cleveland |
| Effective | 7/17/2026, 6:10:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/17/2026, 6:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 6:10PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Details
At 609 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bridge Creek to 3 miles east of Blanchard.
Movement was north at 35 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…
Southwestern Oklahoma City, western Norman, Moore, Newcastle,
Blanchard, Yukon, Mustang, Tuttle, Cole, Bridge Creek, and Will
Rogers Airport.
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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