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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 66
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
805 PM CDT Wed May 2 2018
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern and eastern Oklahoma
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 805 PM
until 300 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A broken belt of strong-severe thunderstorms, with bow
echoes and perhaps an embedded supercell or two, will move into the
watch area over the next few hours. Damaging gusts, sporadic severe
hail, and a few embedded tornadoes are possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles east southeast of Ardmore OK
to 30 miles east northeast of Bartlesville OK. 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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 61...WW 62...WW 63...WW
64...WW 65...
AVIATION...TORNADOES and A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE and ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE and SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
...Edwards
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 66
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
805 PM CDT Wed May 2 2018
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern and eastern Oklahoma
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 805 PM
until 300 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A broken belt of strong-severe thunderstorms, with bow
echoes and perhaps an embedded supercell or two, will move into the
watch area over the next few hours. Damaging gusts, sporadic severe
hail, and a few embedded tornadoes are possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles east southeast of Ardmore OK
to 30 miles east northeast of Bartlesville OK. 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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 61...WW 62...WW 63...WW
64...WW 65...
AVIATION...TORNADOES and A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE and ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE and SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
...Edwards
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 66 TORNADO OK 030105Z - 030800Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
40ESE ADM/ARDMORE OK/ - 30ENE BVO/BARTLESVILLE OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /40ESE ADM - 20SW OSW/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 34069751 36939669 36939433 34069523
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 66 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 66
VALID 030440Z - 030540Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NW ADM TO
20 WSW MKO TO 25 NE BVO.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 329
..MOSIER..05/03/18
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 66
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC001-005-013-019-021-023-029-035-041-061-063-069-077-079-085-
091-095-097-099-101-105-115-121-123-127-131-135-145-030540-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ATOKA BRYAN
CARTER CHEROKEE CHOCTAW
COAL CRAIG DELAWARE
HASKELL HUGHES JOHNSTON
LATIMER LE FLORE LOVE
MCINTOSH MARSHALL MAYES
MURRAY MUSKOGEE NOWATA
OTTAWA PITTSBURG PONTOTOC
PUSHMATAHA ROGERS SEQUOYAH
WAGONER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 66
VALID 030340Z - 030440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NW ADM TO
40 NW MLC TO 30 ENE CQB TO 20 NE PNC.
..MOSIER..05/03/18
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 66
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC001-005-013-019-021-029-035-041-061-063-069-077-085-091-095-
097-099-101-105-111-113-115-121-123-127-131-135-143-145-147-
030440-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ATOKA BRYAN
CARTER CHEROKEE COAL
CRAIG DELAWARE HASKELL
HUGHES JOHNSTON LATIMER
LOVE MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MAYES MURRAY MUSKOGEE
NOWATA OKMULGEE OSAGE
OTTAWA PITTSBURG PONTOTOC
PUSHMATAHA ROGERS SEQUOYAH
TULSA WAGONER WASHINGTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 66
VALID 030225Z - 030340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MOSIER..05/03/18
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 66
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC001-005-013-019-021-029-035-037-041-061-063-069-077-085-091-
095-097-099-101-105-107-111-113-115-117-121-123-127-131-133-135-
143-145-147-030340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ATOKA BRYAN
CARTER CHEROKEE COAL
CRAIG CREEK DELAWARE
HASKELL HUGHES JOHNSTON
LATIMER LOVE MCINTOSH
MARSHALL MAYES MURRAY
MUSKOGEE NOWATA OKFUSKEE
OKMULGEE OSAGE OTTAWA
PAWNEE PITTSBURG PONTOTOC
PUSHMATAHA ROGERS SEMINOLE
SEQUOYAH TULSA WAGONER
WASHINGTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
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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Mod (30%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (20%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (90%)
|
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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