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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 216
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
340 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
West and West Central Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will form along the dryline, and along a
cold front sagging into west Texas this afternoon. Supercells
capable of very large hail and damaging winds will be possible.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles southwest of
Dryden TX to 15 miles west northwest of Altus OK. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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 214...WW 215...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27030.
...Hart
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 216
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
340 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
West and West Central Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will form along the dryline, and along a
cold front sagging into west Texas this afternoon. Supercells
capable of very large hail and damaging winds will be possible.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles southwest of
Dryden TX to 15 miles west northwest of Altus OK. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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 214...WW 215...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27030.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 216 SEVERE TSTM TX 272040Z - 280400Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35SW 6R6/DRYDEN TX/ - 15WNW LTS/ALTUS OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /78SSE FST - 44ENE CDS/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.
LAT...LON 29680346 34730039 34739863 29680179
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 216 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 216
VALID 280330Z - 280400Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 70 WSW SPS
TO 45 S CDS TO 30 SE CDS TO 30 NW SPS.
REMAINING VALID PORTION OF WW 216 MAY BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT
28/04Z.
..KERR..05/28/21
ATTN...WFO...OUN...MAF...LUB...SJT...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 216
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC009-023-155-197-275-485-487-280400-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR 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 216
VALID 280225Z - 280340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SSW FST
TO 40 ESE FST TO 50 ENE 6R6 TO 45 NNE SJT TO 15 NNW ABI TO 75 NW
ABI TO 35 SSW CDS TO 30 WSW LTS TO 10 WNW FSI.
..KERR..05/28/21
ATTN...WFO...OUN...MAF...LUB...SJT...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 216
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC009-023-043-059-101-155-169-197-207-253-269-275-371-399-417-
433-441-443-447-485-487-280340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR BREWSTER
CALLAHAN COTTLE FOARD
GARZA HARDEMAN HASKELL
JONES KING KNOX
PECOS RUNNELS SHACKELFORD
STONEWALL TAYLOR TERRELL
THROCKMORTON 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 216
VALID 280125Z - 280240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 SW CDS TO
15 ESE CDS TO 15 WNW LTS.
..KERR..05/28/21
ATTN...WFO...OUN...MAF...LUB...SJT...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 216
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC009-023-033-043-059-081-101-105-125-151-155-169-173-197-207-
227-235-253-263-269-275-317-329-335-345-353-371-383-399-415-417-
431-433-441-443-447-451-461-485-487-280240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR BORDEN
BREWSTER CALLAHAN COKE
COTTLE CROCKETT DICKENS
FISHER FOARD GARZA
GLASSCOCK HARDEMAN HASKELL
HOWARD IRION JONES
KENT KING KNOX
MARTIN MIDLAND MITCHELL
MOTLEY NOLAN PECOS
REAGAN RUNNELS SCURRY
SHACKELFORD STERLING STONEWALL
TAYLOR TERRELL THROCKMORTON
TOM GREEN UPTON 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 216
VALID 280025Z - 280140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..05/28/21
ATTN...WFO...OUN...MAF...LUB...SJT...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 216
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC009-023-033-043-045-059-075-081-087-101-103-105-107-125-129-
135-151-153-155-169-173-191-197-207-227-235-253-263-269-275-317-
329-335-345-353-371-383-399-415-417-431-433-441-443-447-451-461-
485-487-280140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR BORDEN
BREWSTER BRISCOE CALLAHAN
CHILDRESS COKE COLLINGSWORTH
COTTLE CRANE CROCKETT
CROSBY DICKENS DONLEY
ECTOR FISHER FLOYD
FOARD GARZA GLASSCOCK
HALL HARDEMAN HASKELL
HOWARD IRION JONES
KENT KING KNOX
MARTIN MIDLAND MITCHELL
MOTLEY NOLAN PECOS
REAGAN RUNNELS SCURRY
SHACKELFORD STERLING STONEWALL
TAYLOR TERRELL THROCKMORTON
TOM GREEN UPTON 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 216
VALID 272335Z - 280040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..05/27/21
ATTN...WFO...OUN...MAF...LUB...SJT...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 216
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC009-023-033-043-045-059-075-081-087-101-103-105-107-115-125-
129-135-151-153-155-169-173-191-197-207-227-235-253-263-269-275-
305-317-329-335-345-353-371-383-399-415-417-431-433-441-443-447-
451-461-485-487-280040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR BORDEN
BREWSTER BRISCOE CALLAHAN
CHILDRESS COKE COLLINGSWORTH
COTTLE CRANE CROCKETT
CROSBY DAWSON DICKENS
DONLEY ECTOR FISHER
FLOYD FOARD GARZA
GLASSCOCK HALL HARDEMAN
HASKELL HOWARD IRION
JONES KENT KING
KNOX LYNN MARTIN
MIDLAND MITCHELL MOTLEY
NOLAN PECOS REAGAN
RUNNELS SCURRY SHACKELFORD
STERLING STONEWALL TAYLOR
TERRELL THROCKMORTON TOM GREEN
UPTON 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 216
VALID 272250Z - 272340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..05/27/21
ATTN...WFO...OUN...MAF...LUB...SJT...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 216
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC009-023-033-043-045-059-075-081-087-101-103-105-107-115-125-
129-135-151-153-155-169-173-191-197-207-227-235-253-263-269-275-
305-317-329-335-345-353-371-383-399-415-417-431-433-441-443-447-
451-461-483-485-487-272340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR BORDEN
BREWSTER BRISCOE CALLAHAN
CHILDRESS COKE COLLINGSWORTH
COTTLE CRANE CROCKETT
CROSBY DAWSON DICKENS
DONLEY ECTOR FISHER
FLOYD FOARD GARZA
GLASSCOCK HALL HARDEMAN
HASKELL HOWARD IRION
JONES KENT KING
KNOX LYNN MARTIN
MIDLAND MITCHELL MOTLEY
NOLAN PECOS REAGAN
RUNNELS SCURRY SHACKELFORD
STERLING STONEWALL TAYLOR
TERRELL THROCKMORTON TOM GREEN
UPTON WHEELER 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 (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (5%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (60%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (60%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (60%)
|
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.