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SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 71
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
310 PM CDT Thu Mar 23 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Oklahoma
Western North Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 310 PM until
1100 PM 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 65 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to develop
near/just north of a southeastward-moving cold front. Large hail
will be the most common hazard.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 80 miles southwest of
Altus OK to 45 miles east northeast of Muskogee OK. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24035.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW1
WW 71 SEVERE TSTM OK TX 232010Z - 240400Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
80SW LTS/ALTUS OK/ - 45ENE MKO/MUSKOGEE OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /33S CDS - 32SW RZC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 34700026 36799463 35059463 32960026
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU1.
Watch 71 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #8 ON WW 71
VALID 240320Z - 240400Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 S CDS TO
30 WSW FYV.
PARTS OF REMAINING VALID PORTION OF WW MAY BE INCLUDED IN A NEW
WW PRIOR TO 24/04Z.
..KERR..03/24/23
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...SJT...LUB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 71
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC001-019-021-029-033-049-061-063-067-069-077-079-085-091-095-
099-101-121-123-135-137-240400-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR CARTER CHEROKEE
COAL COTTON GARVIN
HASKELL HUGHES JEFFERSON
JOHNSTON LATIMER LE FLORE
LOVE MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MURRAY MUSKOGEE PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC SEQUOYAH STEPHENS
$$
TXC009-023-077-207-269-275-433-447-485-487-240400-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
HASKELL KING KNOX
STONEWALL THROCKMORTON WICHITA
WILBARGER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #7 ON WW 71
VALID 240230Z - 240340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 S CDS TO
40 SSE OKC TO 25 WSW FYV.
..KERR..03/24/23
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...SJT...LUB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 71
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC001-019-021-029-033-049-061-063-067-069-077-079-085-091-095-
099-101-121-123-135-137-240340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR CARTER CHEROKEE
COAL COTTON GARVIN
HASKELL HUGHES JEFFERSON
JOHNSTON LATIMER LE FLORE
LOVE MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MURRAY MUSKOGEE PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC SEQUOYAH STEPHENS
$$
TXC009-023-077-207-269-275-433-447-485-487-240340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
HASKELL KING KNOX
STONEWALL 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 #6 ON WW 71
VALID 240130Z - 240240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 S CDS TO
20 ESE FSI TO 35 SSE CQB TO 15 SE GMJ.
..KERR..03/24/23
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...SJT...LUB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 71
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC001-019-021-029-031-033-041-049-061-063-067-069-077-079-085-
087-091-095-097-099-101-107-111-121-123-125-133-135-137-141-145-
240240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR CARTER CHEROKEE
COAL COMANCHE COTTON
DELAWARE GARVIN HASKELL
HUGHES JEFFERSON JOHNSTON
LATIMER LE FLORE LOVE
MCCLAIN MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MAYES MURRAY MUSKOGEE
OKFUSKEE OKMULGEE PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE
SEQUOYAH STEPHENS TILLMAN
WAGONER
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-207-269-275-433-447-485-487-240240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HASKELL KING
KNOX STONEWALL THROCKMORTON
WICHITA WILBARGER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 71
VALID 240025Z - 240140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 S CDS TO
15 S FSI TO 35 SSE CQB TO 10 SE GMJ.
..KERR..03/24/23
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...SJT...LUB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 71
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC001-019-021-029-031-033-041-049-061-063-067-069-077-079-085-
087-091-095-097-099-101-107-111-121-123-125-133-135-137-141-145-
240140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR CARTER CHEROKEE
COAL COMANCHE COTTON
DELAWARE GARVIN HASKELL
HUGHES JEFFERSON JOHNSTON
LATIMER LE FLORE LOVE
MCCLAIN MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MAYES MURRAY MUSKOGEE
OKFUSKEE OKMULGEE PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE
SEQUOYAH STEPHENS TILLMAN
WAGONER
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-207-269-275-433-447-485-487-240140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HASKELL KING
KNOX STONEWALL 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 71
VALID 232335Z - 240040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SSE CDS
TO 25 S CQB TO 15 NE GMJ.
..KERR..03/23/23
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...SJT...LUB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 71
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC001-019-021-027-029-031-033-041-049-061-063-065-067-069-077-
079-085-087-091-095-097-099-101-107-111-121-123-125-133-135-137-
141-143-145-240040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR CARTER CHEROKEE
CLEVELAND COAL COMANCHE
COTTON DELAWARE GARVIN
HASKELL HUGHES JACKSON
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON LATIMER
LE FLORE LOVE MCCLAIN
MCINTOSH MARSHALL MAYES
MURRAY MUSKOGEE OKFUSKEE
OKMULGEE PITTSBURG PONTOTOC
POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE SEQUOYAH
STEPHENS TILLMAN TULSA
WAGONER
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-207-269-275-433-447-485-487-240040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HASKELL KING
KNOX STONEWALL THROCKMORTON
WICHITA WILBARGER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 71
VALID 232235Z - 232340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 S CDS TO
25 NNE OKC.
..KERR..03/23/23
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...SJT...LUB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 71
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC001-019-021-027-029-031-033-035-037-041-049-051-061-063-065-
067-069-077-079-081-085-087-091-095-097-099-101-107-109-111-115-
121-123-125-131-133-135-137-141-143-145-232340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR CARTER CHEROKEE
CLEVELAND COAL COMANCHE
COTTON CRAIG CREEK
DELAWARE GARVIN GRADY
HASKELL HUGHES JACKSON
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON LATIMER
LE FLORE LINCOLN LOVE
MCCLAIN MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MAYES MURRAY MUSKOGEE
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE
OTTAWA PITTSBURG PONTOTOC
POTTAWATOMIE ROGERS SEMINOLE
SEQUOYAH STEPHENS TILLMAN
TULSA WAGONER
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-207-269-275-433-447-485-487-232340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HASKELL KING
KNOX STONEWALL 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 #2 ON WW 71
VALID 232135Z - 232240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..03/23/23
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...SJT...LUB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 71
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC001-015-017-019-021-027-029-031-033-035-037-041-049-051-061-
063-065-067-069-075-077-079-081-085-087-091-095-097-099-101-107-
109-111-115-121-123-125-131-133-135-137-141-143-145-232240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR CADDO CANADIAN
CARTER CHEROKEE CLEVELAND
COAL COMANCHE COTTON
CRAIG CREEK DELAWARE
GARVIN GRADY HASKELL
HUGHES JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSTON KIOWA LATIMER
LE FLORE LINCOLN LOVE
MCCLAIN MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MAYES MURRAY MUSKOGEE
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE
OTTAWA PITTSBURG PONTOTOC
POTTAWATOMIE ROGERS SEMINOLE
SEQUOYAH STEPHENS TILLMAN
TULSA WAGONER
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-197-207-269-275-433-447-485-487-232240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HARDEMAN HASKELL
KING KNOX STONEWALL
THROCKMORTON WICHITA WILBARGER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 71
VALID 232045Z - 232200Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SMITH..03/23/23
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...SJT...LUB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 71
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC001-015-017-019-021-027-029-031-033-035-037-041-049-051-061-
063-065-067-069-075-077-079-081-085-087-091-095-097-099-101-107-
109-111-115-121-123-125-131-133-135-137-141-143-145-232200-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR CADDO CANADIAN
CARTER CHEROKEE CLEVELAND
COAL COMANCHE COTTON
CRAIG CREEK DELAWARE
GARVIN GRADY HASKELL
HUGHES JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSTON KIOWA LATIMER
LE FLORE LINCOLN LOVE
MCCLAIN MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MAYES MURRAY MUSKOGEE
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE
OTTAWA PITTSBURG PONTOTOC
POTTAWATOMIE ROGERS SEMINOLE
SEQUOYAH STEPHENS TILLMAN
TULSA WAGONER
$$
TXC009-023-077-155-197-207-269-275-433-447-485-487-232200-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
FOARD HARDEMAN HASKELL
KING KNOX STONEWALL
THROCKMORTON WICHITA WILBARGER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (10%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (50%)
|
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.