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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 168
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1025 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest Oklahoma
Northwest Texas
* Effective this Tuesday night from 1025 PM until Midnight CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A cluster of supercells near the Red River may continue to
support a risk for tornadoes for the next couple of hours.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 25 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles north of Wichita Falls TX to
15 miles southwest of Wichita Falls TX. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU8).
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 164...WW 166...WW 167...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 29015.
...Smith
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SAW8
WW 168 TORNADO OK TX 010325Z - 010500Z
AXIS..25 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
45N SPS/WICHITA FALLS TX/ - 15SW SPS/WICHITA FALLS TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 20NM E/W /38N SPS - 11SSW SPS/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29015.
LAT...LON 34629806 33829825 33829912 34629894
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 168 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
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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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Low (10%)
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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.
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