August 7, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Stephens; Garvin; Murray; Jefferson; Carter – Friday, August 7, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Stephens; Garvin; Murray; Jefferson; Carter
Effective 8/7/2026, 3:42:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/7/2026, 4:15:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 3:42PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Details

At 342 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Stratford to 3 miles
northeast of Tatums to 4 miles northeast of Comanche. Movement was
southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Pauls Valley, Sulphur, Davis, Lone Grove, Healdton, Wynnewood,
Wilson, Ringling, Springer, Elmore City, Velma, Katie, Dougherty,
Foster, Tatums, Loco, Ratliff City, Graham, Turner Falls, and Milo.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor NOAA Weather
Radio, local radio stations or available television stations for
additional information and possible warnings from the National
Weather Service.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.