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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 176
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
125 PM CDT Wed May 4 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and southern Oklahoma
North Texas
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 125 PM
until 1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forecast to develop this afternoon and
evening. Supercells capable of tornadoes and large hail are
possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles north northwest of Chandler OK
to 30 miles south southwest of Mineral Wells TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and 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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Smith/Hart
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 176 TORNADO OK TX 041825Z - 050300Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
40NNW CQB/CHANDLER OK/ - 30SSW MWL/MINERAL WELLS TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /40E END - 67NW ACT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 36259584 32379707 32379947 36259835
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 176 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 176
VALID 050040Z - 050140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 649
..WENDT..05/05/22
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 176
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC011-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-037-049-051-063-067-069-073-
081-083-085-087-091-095-099-107-109-111-119-121-123-125-133-137-
143-050140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLAINE CADDO CANADIAN
CARTER CLEVELAND COAL
COMANCHE COTTON CREEK
GARVIN GRADY HUGHES
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KINGFISHER
LINCOLN LOGAN LOVE
MCCLAIN MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MURRAY OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA
OKMULGEE PAYNE PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE
STEPHENS TULSA
$$
TXC009-077-097-121-133-181-237-337-363-367-429-485-497-503-
050140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER CLAY COOKE
DENTON EASTLAND GRAYSON
JACK MONTAGUE PALO PINTO
PARKER STEPHENS WICHITA
WISE YOUNG
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 176
VALID 042335Z - 050040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 647
..WENDT..05/04/22
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 176
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC011-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-037-049-051-063-067-069-073-
081-083-085-087-091-095-099-107-109-111-119-121-123-125-133-137-
143-050040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLAINE CADDO CANADIAN
CARTER CLEVELAND COAL
COMANCHE COTTON CREEK
GARVIN GRADY HUGHES
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KINGFISHER
LINCOLN LOGAN LOVE
MCCLAIN MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MURRAY OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA
OKMULGEE PAYNE PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE
STEPHENS TULSA
$$
TXC009-077-097-121-133-181-237-337-363-367-429-485-497-503-
050040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER CLAY COOKE
DENTON EASTLAND GRAYSON
JACK MONTAGUE PALO PINTO
PARKER STEPHENS WICHITA
WISE YOUNG
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 176
VALID 042220Z - 042340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WENDT..05/04/22
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 176
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC011-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-037-049-051-063-067-069-073-
081-083-085-087-091-095-099-107-109-111-119-121-123-125-133-137-
143-042340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLAINE CADDO CANADIAN
CARTER CLEVELAND COAL
COMANCHE COTTON CREEK
GARVIN GRADY HUGHES
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KINGFISHER
LINCOLN LOGAN LOVE
MCCLAIN MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MURRAY OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA
OKMULGEE PAYNE PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE
STEPHENS TULSA
$$
TXC009-077-097-121-133-181-237-337-363-367-429-485-497-503-
042340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER CLAY COOKE
DENTON EASTLAND GRAYSON
JACK MONTAGUE PALO PINTO
PARKER STEPHENS WICHITA
WISE YOUNG
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 176
VALID 042025Z - 042140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..05/04/22
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 176
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC011-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-037-049-051-063-067-069-073-
081-083-085-087-091-095-099-107-109-111-119-121-123-125-133-137-
143-042140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLAINE CADDO CANADIAN
CARTER CLEVELAND COAL
COMANCHE COTTON CREEK
GARVIN GRADY HUGHES
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KINGFISHER
LINCOLN LOGAN LOVE
MCCLAIN MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MURRAY OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA
OKMULGEE PAYNE PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE
STEPHENS TULSA
$$
TXC009-077-097-121-133-181-237-337-363-367-429-485-497-503-
042140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER CLAY COOKE
DENTON EASTLAND GRAYSON
JACK MONTAGUE PALO PINTO
PARKER STEPHENS WICHITA
WISE YOUNG
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 176
VALID 041940Z - 042040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..05/04/22
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 176
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC011-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-037-049-051-063-067-069-073-
081-083-085-087-091-095-099-107-109-111-119-121-123-125-133-137-
143-042040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLAINE CADDO CANADIAN
CARTER CLEVELAND COAL
COMANCHE COTTON CREEK
GARVIN GRADY HUGHES
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KINGFISHER
LINCOLN LOGAN LOVE
MCCLAIN MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MURRAY OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA
OKMULGEE PAYNE PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE
STEPHENS TULSA
$$
TXC009-077-097-121-133-181-237-337-363-367-429-485-497-503-
042040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER CLAY COOKE
DENTON EASTLAND GRAYSON
JACK MONTAGUE PALO PINTO
PARKER STEPHENS WICHITA
WISE YOUNG
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Mod (40%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (60%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (>95%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.