Weather Alert
Ponca City Now-NWS-Oklahoma Mesonet - July 17, 2023 12:24 pm
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Norman OK 1208 PM CDT Mon Jul 17 2023 OKC071-171745- /O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0634. 000000T0000Z-230717T1745Z/ Kay OK- 1208 PM CDT Mon Jul 17 2023 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN KAY COUNTY... At 1207 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located just northwest of near Hardy, moving south at 30 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Kaw City, Hardy, and Kaw Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows. If on or near Kaw Lake, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.