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SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 253
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
340 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Western Oklahoma
Western North Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
mph possible
Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Initially discrete cells should develop over portions of
northwest Oklahoma and eventually merge into a southward-moving
cluster towards western North Texas. Isolated large hail is expected
initially, but the primary hazard will likely be severe wind gusts
this evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest
of Clinton OK to 40 miles north of Chickasha OK. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 249...WW 250...WW
251...WW 252...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
35020.
...Grams
SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 253
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
340 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Western Oklahoma
Western North Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
mph possible
Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Initially discrete cells should develop over portions of
northwest Oklahoma and eventually merge into a southward-moving
cluster towards western North Texas. Isolated large hail is expected
initially, but the primary hazard will likely be severe wind gusts
this evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest
of Clinton OK to 40 miles north of Chickasha OK. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 249...WW 250...WW
251...WW 252...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
35020.
...Grams
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 253 SEVERE TSTM OK TX 042040Z - 050300Z
AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
45WSW CSM/CLINTON OK/ - 40N CHK/CHICKASHA OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM N/S /46NNE CDS - 26NW OKC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 35020.
LAT...LON 36389994 36989797 34389797 33789994
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 253 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 253
VALID 050240Z - 050300Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 SSW LTS
TO 30 SW FSI TO 30 E FSI TO 20 S CQB.
WW 253 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 050300Z.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 829
..NAUSLAR..06/05/20
ATTN...WFO...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 253
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC027-031-033-049-067-087-137-141-050300-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLEVELAND COMANCHE COTTON
GARVIN JEFFERSON MCCLAIN
STEPHENS TILLMAN
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-275-485-487-050300-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD KNOX WICHITA
WILBARGER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 253
VALID 050035Z - 050140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 W CSM TO
20 NW CSM TO 30 NNE CSM TO 35 WSW END TO 10 NNE END.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 825
..NAUSLAR..06/05/20
ATTN...WFO...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 253
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC009-011-015-017-031-033-039-051-055-057-065-073-075-141-149-
050140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BECKHAM BLAINE CADDO
CANADIAN COMANCHE COTTON
CUSTER GRADY GREER
HARMON JACKSON KINGFISHER
KIOWA TILLMAN WASHITA
$$
TXC155-197-485-487-050140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
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 #2 ON WW 253
VALID 042345Z - 050040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 825
..NAUSLAR..06/04/20
ATTN...WFO...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 253
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC009-011-015-017-031-033-039-043-045-051-055-057-059-065-073-
075-093-129-141-149-151-153-050040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BECKHAM BLAINE CADDO
CANADIAN COMANCHE COTTON
CUSTER DEWEY ELLIS
GRADY GREER HARMON
HARPER JACKSON KINGFISHER
KIOWA MAJOR ROGER MILLS
TILLMAN WASHITA WOODS
WOODWARD
$$
TXC155-197-485-487-050040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FOARD HARDEMAN WICHITA
WILBARGER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 253
VALID 042230Z - 042340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..NAUSLAR..06/04/20
ATTN...WFO...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 253
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC009-011-015-017-031-033-039-043-045-051-055-057-059-065-073-
075-093-129-141-149-151-153-042340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BECKHAM BLAINE CADDO
CANADIAN COMANCHE COTTON
CUSTER DEWEY ELLIS
GRADY GREER HARMON
HARPER JACKSON KINGFISHER
KIOWA MAJOR ROGER MILLS
TILLMAN WASHITA WOODS
WOODWARD
$$
TXC155-197-485-487-042340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
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
|
Low (<5%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (40%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (30%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (70%)
|
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.