Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation Msg
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
067 WWUS20 KWNS 020338 SEL5 SPC WW 020338 OKZ000-TXZ000-020900- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 175 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1040 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southwest Oklahoma West-central and western North Texas * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1040 PM until 400 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Scattered strong to severe storms will continue eastward through the overnight with bouts of large hail and locally damaging winds as the primary hazards. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles west northwest of Chickasha OK to 75 miles south of Brownwood TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 171...WW 172...WW 173...WW 174... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25025. ...Guyer