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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Oklahoma; Cleveland – Friday, July 17, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Oklahoma; Cleveland
Effective 7/17/2026, 6:36:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/17/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 6:36PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Details

At 636 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Oklahoma City to near Moore. Movement was
northeast at 30 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…
Oklahoma City, western Norman, Moore, Midwest City, Del City,
Bethany, Choctaw, Warr Acres, The Village, Spencer, Nichols Hills,
Nicoma Park, Valley Brook, Tinker Air Force Base, Forest Park,
Woodlawn Park, Lake Aluma, Smith Village, The Capitol, and Wiley Post
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.