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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 199
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
135 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Western Oklahoma
Northwest Texas
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 135 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Numerous tornadoes and several intense tornadoes expected
Widespread damaging winds and scattered significant gusts to 80
mph expected
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 4
inches in diameter expected
SUMMARY...An outbreak of tornadoes, including the risk of intense
and long-track tornadoes, is expected to develop this afternoon
across the watch area. Very large hail and damaging wind gusts are
expected with the numerous supercell storms.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles
north and south of a line from 40 miles west of Altus OK to 50 miles
east southeast of Chandler OK. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 197...WW 198...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.
...Hart
SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 199
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
135 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Western Oklahoma
Northwest Texas
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 135 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Numerous tornadoes and several intense tornadoes expected
Widespread damaging winds and scattered significant gusts to 80
mph expected
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 4
inches in diameter expected
SUMMARY...An outbreak of tornadoes, including the risk of intense
and long-track tornadoes, is expected to develop this afternoon
across the watch area. Very large hail and damaging wind gusts are
expected with the numerous supercell storms.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles
north and south of a line from 40 miles west of Altus OK to 50 miles
east southeast of Chandler OK. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 197...WW 198...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 199 TORNADO OK TX 201835Z - 210300Z
AXIS..95 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
40W LTS/ALTUS OK/ - 50ESE CQB/CHANDLER OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM N/S /23NE CDS - 37NNW MLC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..4 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.
LAT...LON 36029997 36819600 34069600 33279997
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 199 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #7 ON WW 199
VALID 210235Z - 210340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 NNE CDS
TO 15 E CSM TO 35 NW OKC TO 35 ESE PNC TO BVO TO 25 NNE BVO.
..COOK..05/21/19
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 199
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-013-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-037-049-051-055-057-063-
065-067-069-073-075-081-083-085-087-095-099-103-107-109-111-113-
117-119-123-125-133-137-141-143-149-210340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CADDO
CANADIAN CARTER CLEVELAND
COAL COMANCHE COTTON
CREEK GARVIN GRADY
GREER HARMON HUGHES
JACKSON JEFFERSON JOHNSTON
KINGFISHER KIOWA LINCOLN
LOGAN LOVE MCCLAIN
MARSHALL MURRAY NOBLE
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE
OSAGE PAWNEE PAYNE
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE
STEPHENS TILLMAN TULSA
WASHITA
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-197-275-485-487-210340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HARDEMAN KNOX
WICHITA WILBARGER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 199
VALID 210145Z - 210240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 W CSM TO
25 W CSM TO 50 NE CSM TO 20 S PNC TO 35 NE PNC.
..COOK..05/21/19
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 199
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-013-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-037-049-051-055-057-063-
065-067-069-073-075-081-083-085-087-095-099-103-107-109-111-113-
117-119-123-125-133-137-141-143-149-210240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CADDO
CANADIAN CARTER CLEVELAND
COAL COMANCHE COTTON
CREEK GARVIN GRADY
GREER HARMON HUGHES
JACKSON JEFFERSON JOHNSTON
KINGFISHER KIOWA LINCOLN
LOGAN LOVE MCCLAIN
MARSHALL MURRAY NOBLE
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE
OSAGE PAWNEE PAYNE
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE
STEPHENS TILLMAN TULSA
WASHITA
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-197-275-485-487-210240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HARDEMAN 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 #5 ON WW 199
VALID 202245Z - 202340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MARSH..05/20/19
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 199
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-009-011-013-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-037-039-043-047-
049-051-055-057-063-065-067-069-073-075-081-083-085-087-093-095-
099-103-107-109-111-113-117-119-123-125-129-133-137-141-143-149-
202340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BECKHAM BLAINE
BRYAN CADDO CANADIAN
CARTER CLEVELAND COAL
COMANCHE COTTON CREEK
CUSTER DEWEY GARFIELD
GARVIN GRADY GREER
HARMON HUGHES JACKSON
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KINGFISHER
KIOWA LINCOLN LOGAN
LOVE MCCLAIN MAJOR
MARSHALL MURRAY NOBLE
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE
OSAGE PAWNEE PAYNE
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE ROGER MILLS
SEMINOLE STEPHENS TILLMAN
TULSA WASHITA
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-197-275-485-487-202340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HARDEMAN KNOX
WICHITA WILBARGER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 199
VALID 202145Z - 202240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MARSH..05/20/19
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 199
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-009-011-013-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-037-039-043-047-
049-051-055-057-063-065-067-069-073-075-081-083-085-087-093-095-
099-103-107-109-111-113-117-119-123-125-129-133-137-141-143-149-
202240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BECKHAM BLAINE
BRYAN CADDO CANADIAN
CARTER CLEVELAND COAL
COMANCHE COTTON CREEK
CUSTER DEWEY GARFIELD
GARVIN GRADY GREER
HARMON HUGHES JACKSON
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KINGFISHER
KIOWA LINCOLN LOGAN
LOVE MCCLAIN MAJOR
MARSHALL MURRAY NOBLE
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE
OSAGE PAWNEE PAYNE
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE ROGER MILLS
SEMINOLE STEPHENS TILLMAN
TULSA WASHITA
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-197-275-485-487-202240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HARDEMAN 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 199
VALID 202040Z - 202140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MARSH..05/20/19
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 199
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-009-011-013-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-037-039-043-047-
049-051-055-057-063-065-067-069-073-075-081-083-085-087-093-095-
099-103-107-109-111-113-117-119-123-125-129-133-137-141-143-149-
202140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BECKHAM BLAINE
BRYAN CADDO CANADIAN
CARTER CLEVELAND COAL
COMANCHE COTTON CREEK
CUSTER DEWEY GARFIELD
GARVIN GRADY GREER
HARMON HUGHES JACKSON
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KINGFISHER
KIOWA LINCOLN LOGAN
LOVE MCCLAIN MAJOR
MARSHALL MURRAY NOBLE
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE
OSAGE PAWNEE PAYNE
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE ROGER MILLS
SEMINOLE STEPHENS TILLMAN
TULSA WASHITA
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-197-275-485-487-202140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HARDEMAN KNOX
WICHITA WILBARGER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 199
VALID 201940Z - 202040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MARSH..05/20/19
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 199
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-009-011-013-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-037-039-043-047-
049-051-055-057-063-065-067-069-073-075-081-083-085-087-093-095-
099-103-107-109-111-113-117-119-123-125-129-133-137-141-143-149-
202040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BECKHAM BLAINE
BRYAN CADDO CANADIAN
CARTER CLEVELAND COAL
COMANCHE COTTON CREEK
CUSTER DEWEY GARFIELD
GARVIN GRADY GREER
HARMON HUGHES JACKSON
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KINGFISHER
KIOWA LINCOLN LOGAN
LOVE MCCLAIN MAJOR
MARSHALL MURRAY NOBLE
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE
OSAGE PAWNEE PAYNE
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE ROGER MILLS
SEMINOLE STEPHENS TILLMAN
TULSA WASHITA
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-197-275-485-487-202040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HARDEMAN 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 #1 ON WW 199
VALID 201855Z - 201940Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MARSH..05/20/19
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 199
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-009-011-013-015-017-019-027-029-031-033-037-039-043-047-
049-051-055-057-063-065-067-069-073-075-081-083-085-087-093-095-
099-103-107-109-111-113-117-119-123-125-129-133-137-141-143-149-
201940-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BECKHAM BLAINE
BRYAN CADDO CANADIAN
CARTER CLEVELAND COAL
COMANCHE COTTON CREEK
CUSTER DEWEY GARFIELD
GARVIN GRADY GREER
HARMON HUGHES JACKSON
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KINGFISHER
KIOWA LINCOLN LOGAN
LOVE MCCLAIN MAJOR
MARSHALL MURRAY NOBLE
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE
OSAGE PAWNEE PAYNE
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE ROGER MILLS
SEMINOLE STEPHENS TILLMAN
TULSA WASHITA
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-197-275-485-487-201940-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HARDEMAN KNOX
WICHITA WILBARGER
$$
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.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
High (>95%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
High (>95%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
High (>95%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (>95%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
High (>95%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
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.