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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 275
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
345 AM CDT TUE JUN 4 2013
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
NORTHWEST TEXAS
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING FROM 345 AM UNTIL 900 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
A FEW LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES WEST
SOUTHWEST OF ALTUS OKLAHOMA TO 55 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF DURANT
OKLAHOMA. 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 274...
DISCUSSION...CLUSTERS OF STRONG/LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUE MOVING GENERALLY SEWD ACROSS CENTRAL AND WRN OK...AND
ADJACENT PORTIONS OF NWRN TX AND SERN PORTIONS OF THE TX
PANHANDLE...AIDED BY 40-PLUS KT SWLY LOW-LEVEL JET. MOST OF THE
CONVECTION -- PARTICULARLY ACROSS OK -- REMAINS ELEVATED...AND THUS
EXPECT HAIL TO BE THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT ALONG WITH A FEW LOCALLY
DAMAGING GUSTS ACROSS THE WW AREA AS STORMS PERSIST OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS.
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 29040.
...GOSS
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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.
SAW5
WW 275 SEVERE TSTM OK TX 040845Z - 041400Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30WSW LTS/ALTUS OK/ - 55NNE DUA/DURANT OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /27ENE CDS - 16SW MLC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29040.
LAT...LON 35349976 35549602 33819602 33619976
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 275 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 275
VALID 041240Z - 041340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 SW ADM TO
15 SSW ADM TO 15 WSW MLC.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 953
..THOMPSON..06/04/13
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 275
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-013-029-069-085-095-041340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN COAL
JOHNSTON LOVE MARSHALL
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 275
VALID 041155Z - 041240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SSE SPS
TO 40 W ADM TO 20 NW MLC.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 953
..THOMPSON..06/04/13
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 275
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-013-019-029-067-069-085-095-099-123-041240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CARTER
COAL JEFFERSON JOHNSTON
LOVE MARSHALL MURRAY
PONTOTOC
$$
TXC077-041240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 275
VALID 041045Z - 041140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SW SPS TO
10 N FSI TO 20 SE CQB.
..THOMPSON..06/04/13
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 275
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-013-019-027-029-031-033-049-051-063-067-069-085-087-095-
099-107-123-125-133-137-141-041140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CARTER
CLEVELAND COAL COMANCHE
COTTON GARVIN GRADY
HUGHES JEFFERSON JOHNSTON
LOVE MCCLAIN MARSHALL
MURRAY OKFUSKEE PONTOTOC
POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE STEPHENS
TILLMAN
$$
TXC009-077-485-041140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER CLAY WICHITA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 275
VALID 040955Z - 041040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..THOMPSON..06/04/13
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 275
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-013-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-049-051-055-057-063-065-
067-069-075-081-085-087-095-099-107-109-123-125-133-137-141-149-
041040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CADDO
CANADIAN CARTER CLEVELAND
COAL COMANCHE COTTON
GARVIN GRADY GREER
HARMON HUGHES JACKSON
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KIOWA
LINCOLN LOVE MCCLAIN
MARSHALL MURRAY OKFUSKEE
OKLAHOMA PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE
SEMINOLE STEPHENS TILLMAN
WASHITA
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-197-485-487-041040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HARDEMAN WICHITA
WILBARGER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 275
VALID 040950Z - 041040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..THOMPSON..06/04/13
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 275
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-013-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-049-051-055-057-063-065-
067-069-075-081-085-087-095-099-107-109-123-125-133-137-141-149-
041040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CADDO
CANADIAN CARTER CLEVELAND
COAL COMANCHE COTTON
GARVIN GRADY GREER
HARMON HUGHES JACKSON
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KIOWA
LINCOLN LOVE MCCLAIN
MARSHALL MURRAY OKFUSKEE
OKLAHOMA PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE
SEMINOLE STEPHENS TILLMAN
WASHITA
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-197-485-487-041040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HARDEMAN WICHITA
WILBARGER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
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Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Low (20%)
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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
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (10%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Mod (60%)
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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% (F2-F5 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.
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