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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

August 21, 2026Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Aug 21, 2026, 7:37 AM CDT for Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 21, 2026, 7:37 AM CDT (12:37 UTC)
Expired: Aug 21, 2026, 8:00 AM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Pottawatomie County, OK

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 21, 2:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	33 min
Aug 21, 4:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Noble	31 min
Aug 21, 6:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	38 min
Aug 21, 7:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	10 min
Aug 21, 8:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	27 min
Aug 21, 8:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	31 min
Aug 21, 9:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka	114 min
Aug 21, 12:09 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 23 more	31 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Oklahoma, 2026 Every special weather statement in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.