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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 214
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
815 PM CDT Fri May 13 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
South Central Kansas
North Central Oklahoma
* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 815 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2.5 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Isolated intense thunderstorms have recently developed
near the Kansas/Oklahoma border. These storms will build slowly
southward across the watch area this evening, posing a risk of very
large hail and damaging wind gusts.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles south of
Medicine Lodge KS to 25 miles east northeast of Ponca City OK. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
33020.
...Hart
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 214
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
815 PM CDT Fri May 13 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
South Central Kansas
North Central Oklahoma
* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 815 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2.5 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Isolated intense thunderstorms have recently developed
near the Kansas/Oklahoma border. These storms will build slowly
southward across the watch area this evening, posing a risk of very
large hail and damaging wind gusts.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles south of
Medicine Lodge KS to 25 miles east northeast of Ponca City OK. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
33020.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 214 SEVERE TSTM KS OK 140115Z - 140600Z
AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
40S P28/MEDICINE LODGE KS/ - 25ENE PNC/PONCA CITY OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM N/S /39NW END - 58NW TUL/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 33020.
LAT...LON 37299858 37439668 36289668 36139858
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 214 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 214
VALID 140435Z - 140540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..05/14/22
ATTN...WFO...ICT...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 214
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC035-077-191-140540-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COWLEY HARPER SUMNER
$$
OKC003-047-053-071-093-103-140540-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA GARFIELD GRANT
KAY MAJOR NOBLE
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 214
VALID 140230Z - 140340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 N AVK TO
15 SE P28 TO 25 ENE P28.
..BENTLEY..05/14/22
ATTN...WFO...ICT...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 214
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC035-077-191-140340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COWLEY HARPER SUMNER
$$
OKC003-047-053-071-093-103-140340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA GARFIELD GRANT
KAY MAJOR NOBLE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (60%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (40%)
|
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% (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.
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