Skip Navigation Links weather.gov 
NOAA logo-Select to go to the NOAA homepage NOAA's National Weather Service   Select to go to the NWS homepage
Storm Prediction Center
navigation bar left  
  navigation bar end cap


 
USA.gov is the U.S. Government's official Web portal to all Federal, state and local government Web resources and services.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 310
< Previous WW          Next WW >
  | | | | | |  
WW0310 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

Note:  The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.
Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.
   SEL0
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 310
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   750 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS
          SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL...AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
          EXTREME NORTHWEST TEXAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 750 PM
   UNTIL 200 AM CDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
   CHILDRESS TEXAS TO 20 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD
   MISSOURI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
   
   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 305...WW 306...WW
   307...WW 308...WW 309...
   
   DISCUSSION...THE BROKEN BAND OF FRONTAL CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO
   MOVE SEWD TOWARD THE I-44 CORRIDOR INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WHILE
   OTHER DRYLINE CONVECTION SPREADS EWD INTO SW OK/NW TX.  THE 00Z OUN
   SOUNDING REVEALS STRONG INSTABILITY S AND E OF THE ONGOING
   STORMS...AS WELL AS A SUBSTANTIAL CAP THAT WILL REQUIRE FOCUSED
   LOW-LEVEL ASCENT TO BREACH.  IT APPEARS THE MORE PROBABLE SCENARIO
   IS FOR A DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL THREAT TO CONTINUE ALONG THE FRONT
   FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR MERGING
   CLUSTERS TO LEAD TO DEVELOPMENT OF A BOWING MCS NEAR OR JUST S OF
   THE I-40 CORRIDOR FROM WRN INTO CENTRAL OK.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 28025.
   
   
   ...THOMPSON
Top of Page/Status Messages for this watch/All Current Watches/Forecast Products/Home
Weather Topics:
Watches, Mesoscale Discussions, Outlooks, Fire Weather, All Products, Contact Us
NOAA / National Weather Service
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
Storm Prediction Center
120 David L. Boren Blvd.
Norman, OK 73072 U.S.A.
spc.feedback@noaa.gov
Page last modified: May 15, 2009		 Disclaimer
Information Quality
Credits
Glossary 		Privacy Policy
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
About Us
Career Opportunities