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SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 373
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
225 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
North and North-Central Texas
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 225 PM until
800 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...A broken linear cluster of thunderstorms will continue to
move east-southeast across north-central and north Texas this
afternoon into the early evening. The stronger downdrafts will be
capable of severe outflow winds (60-70 mph). A few of the stronger
thunderstorms will potentially yield a large hail risk.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west northwest
of Abilene TX to 50 miles east southeast of Dallas TX. 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 372...
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
29025.
...Smith
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 373 SEVERE TSTM TX 021925Z - 030100Z
AXIS..35 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
40WNW ABI/ABILENE TX/ - 50ESE DAL/DALLAS TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 30NM N/S /25WNW ABI - 53ESE TTT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.
LAT...LON 33150032 33089606 32069606 32130032
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 373 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 373
VALID 030030Z - 030140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 WNW ABI
TO 20 SW FTW TO 30 NNE FTW.
..SUPINIE..06/03/24
ATTN...WFO...SJT...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 373
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC059-093-113-133-139-143-221-223-251-257-379-397-425-439-441-
467-030140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CALLAHAN COMANCHE DALLAS
EASTLAND ELLIS ERATH
HOOD HOPKINS JOHNSON
KAUFMAN RAINS ROCKWALL
SOMERVELL TARRANT TAYLOR
VAN ZANDT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 373
VALID 022330Z - 030040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 ENE BGS
TO 10 S MWL TO 30 NNE MWL.
..SUPINIE..06/02/24
ATTN...WFO...SJT...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 373
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC059-093-113-119-133-139-143-147-221-223-231-251-257-367-379-
397-425-439-441-467-030040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CALLAHAN COMANCHE DALLAS
DELTA EASTLAND ELLIS
ERATH FANNIN HOOD
HOPKINS HUNT JOHNSON
KAUFMAN PARKER RAINS
ROCKWALL SOMERVELL TARRANT
TAYLOR VAN ZANDT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 373
VALID 022230Z - 022340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 WNW ABI
TO 15 SSW MWL TO 35 NNE MWL.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1132
..SUPINIE..06/02/24
ATTN...WFO...SJT...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 373
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC059-093-113-119-133-139-143-147-221-223-231-251-257-367-379-
397-425-439-441-467-022340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CALLAHAN COMANCHE DALLAS
DELTA EASTLAND ELLIS
ERATH FANNIN HOOD
HOPKINS HUNT JOHNSON
KAUFMAN PARKER RAINS
ROCKWALL SOMERVELL TARRANT
TAYLOR VAN ZANDT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 373
VALID 022135Z - 022240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 WNW ABI
TO 35 ENE ABI TO 40 NW MWL.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1132
..SUPINIE..06/02/24
ATTN...WFO...SJT...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 373
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC059-093-113-133-139-143-147-221-231-251-257-363-367-397-425-
429-439-441-022240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CALLAHAN COMANCHE DALLAS
EASTLAND ELLIS ERATH
FANNIN HOOD HUNT
JOHNSON KAUFMAN PALO PINTO
PARKER ROCKWALL SOMERVELL
STEPHENS TARRANT TAYLOR
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 373
VALID 022035Z - 022140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SUPINIE..06/02/24
ATTN...WFO...SJT...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 373
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC059-093-113-133-139-143-147-151-207-221-231-251-253-257-363-
367-397-417-425-429-439-441-447-022140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CALLAHAN COMANCHE DALLAS
EASTLAND ELLIS ERATH
FANNIN FISHER HASKELL
HOOD HUNT JOHNSON
JONES KAUFMAN PALO PINTO
PARKER ROCKWALL SHACKELFORD
SOMERVELL STEPHENS TARRANT
TAYLOR THROCKMORTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (70%)
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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.