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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 145
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Extreme northwest Arkansas
Northeast and east central Oklahoma
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to develop near the Kansas
border and spread east-southeastward into northeast Oklahoma this
evening, and additional storms will also form farther south across
eastern Oklahoma. A mix of multicell clusters/line segments is
expected across northeast Oklahoma, while supercells will be
possible closer to Interstate 40. Large hail and damaging gusts
will be the primary threats, though a tornado cannot be ruled out
across the southern part of the watch area.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northeast of
Bartlesville OK to 45 miles southeast of Mcalester OK. 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.
&&
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 500. Mean storm motion vector
28030.
...Thompson
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 145
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Extreme northwest Arkansas
Northeast and east central Oklahoma
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to develop near the Kansas
border and spread east-southeastward into northeast Oklahoma this
evening, and additional storms will also form farther south across
eastern Oklahoma. A mix of multicell clusters/line segments is
expected across northeast Oklahoma, while supercells will be
possible closer to Interstate 40. Large hail and damaging gusts
will be the primary threats, though a tornado cannot be ruled out
across the southern part of the watch area.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northeast of
Bartlesville OK to 45 miles southeast of Mcalester OK. 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.
&&
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 500. Mean storm motion vector
28030.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 145 SEVERE TSTM AR OK 242045Z - 250400Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
25NE BVO/BARTLESVILLE OK/ - 45SE MLC/MCALESTER OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /25WSW OSW - 38SE MLC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28030.
LAT...LON 37029470 34419426 34419619 37029670
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 145 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 145
VALID 250140Z - 250240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 S MLC TO
30 W RKR TO 20 WNW FSM TO 15 W FYV TO 25 N FYV TO 20 SSW UMN.
..WENDT..04/25/20
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 145
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC015-033-047-087-131-143-250240-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CARROLL CRAWFORD FRANKLIN
MADISON SEBASTIAN WASHINGTON
$$
OKC077-079-135-250240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LATIMER LE FLORE SEQUOYAH
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 145
VALID 250045Z - 250140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NE DUA TO
30 SSW MLC TO 10 SW MLC TO 5 ESE MKO TO 15 SSW GMJ TO 15 NNE GMJ.
..WENDT..04/25/20
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 145
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC007-015-033-047-087-131-143-250140-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON CARROLL CRAWFORD
FRANKLIN MADISON SEBASTIAN
WASHINGTON
$$
OKC001-021-041-061-077-079-101-121-135-250140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR CHEROKEE DELAWARE
HASKELL LATIMER LE FLORE
MUSKOGEE PITTSBURG SEQUOYAH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 145
VALID 242345Z - 250040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SSE CQB
TO 30 W MKO TO 20 SSE TUL TO 25 ENE TUL TO 25 W GMJ TO 20 NW GMJ
TO 25 W JLN.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 471
..WENDT..04/24/20
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 145
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC007-033-131-143-250040-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON CRAWFORD SEBASTIAN
WASHINGTON
$$
OKC001-005-021-029-041-061-063-077-079-091-097-101-115-121-135-
145-250040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ATOKA CHEROKEE
COAL DELAWARE HASKELL
HUGHES LATIMER LE FLORE
MCINTOSH MAYES MUSKOGEE
OTTAWA PITTSBURG SEQUOYAH
WAGONER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 145
VALID 242235Z - 242340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 ESE CQB
TO 30 NE CQB TO 20 NW TUL TO 5 SSE BVO TO 25 NNE BVO TO 30 NNE
BVO.
..WENDT..04/24/20
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 145
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC007-033-131-143-242340-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON CRAWFORD SEBASTIAN
WASHINGTON
$$
OKC001-005-021-029-035-037-041-061-063-077-079-091-097-101-105-
107-111-115-121-131-135-143-145-147-242340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ATOKA CHEROKEE
COAL CRAIG CREEK
DELAWARE HASKELL HUGHES
LATIMER LE FLORE MCINTOSH
MAYES MUSKOGEE NOWATA
OKFUSKEE OKMULGEE OTTAWA
PITTSBURG ROGERS SEQUOYAH
TULSA WAGONER WASHINGTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
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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
|
Low (20%)
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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 (50%)
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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.