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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 189
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
200 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern Kansas
Western and Central Oklahoma
Western North Texas
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Numerous tornadoes expected with a few intense tornadoes likely
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 4
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
SUMMARY...Explosive thunderstorm development is forecast this
afternoon along and east of a north to south oriented dryline.
Given a very favorable environment for severe thunderstorms, intense
supercells are expected to evolve. These storms are forecast to
move east across the Watch area this afternoon through the late
evening. The possibility exists for regenerative supercell
development over central Oklahoma this evening. Initially large to
giant hail is forecast with the initial supercell activity before
the tornado risk increases. Intense tornadoes are probable
especially as the atmosphere becomes very favorable for tornadoes
late this afternoon and continuing through the evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 105 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Hutchinson
KS to 50 miles south southeast of Fort Sill 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 187...WW 188...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Smith
SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 189
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
200 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern Kansas
Western and Central Oklahoma
Western North Texas
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Numerous tornadoes expected with a few intense tornadoes likely
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 4
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
SUMMARY...Explosive thunderstorm development is forecast this
afternoon along and east of a north to south oriented dryline.
Given a very favorable environment for severe thunderstorms, intense
supercells are expected to evolve. These storms are forecast to
move east across the Watch area this afternoon through the late
evening. The possibility exists for regenerative supercell
development over central Oklahoma this evening. Initially large to
giant hail is forecast with the initial supercell activity before
the tornado risk increases. Intense tornadoes are probable
especially as the atmosphere becomes very favorable for tornadoes
late this afternoon and continuing through the evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 105 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Hutchinson
KS to 50 miles south southeast of Fort Sill 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 187...WW 188...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Smith
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 189 TORNADO KS OK TX 061900Z - 070400Z
AXIS..105 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
25NNW HUT/HUTCHINSON KS/ - 50SSE FSI/FORT SILL OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 90NM E/W /37SSW SLN - 26E SPS/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..4 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 38399611 33979623 33979990 38399999
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 189 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 189
VALID 070355Z - 070440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 ESE CDS
TO 15 NW LTS TO 45 SW END TO 15 SSW END TO 15 ESE END TO 15 SSW
PNC TO 35 N BVO.
..WENDT..05/07/24
ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 189
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC001-099-125-133-205-207-070440-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN LABETTE MONTGOMERY
NEOSHO WILSON WOODSON
$$
OKC015-017-019-027-031-033-037-049-051-065-067-073-075-081-083-
087-099-103-107-109-111-119-123-125-131-133-137-141-143-145-
070440-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CADDO CANADIAN CARTER
CLEVELAND COMANCHE COTTON
CREEK GARVIN GRADY
JACKSON JEFFERSON KINGFISHER
KIOWA LINCOLN LOGAN
MCCLAIN MURRAY NOBLE
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE
PAYNE PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE
ROGERS SEMINOLE STEPHENS
TILLMAN TULSA WAGONER
$$
TXC077-197-485-487-070440-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY HARDEMAN 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 189
VALID 070030Z - 070140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 W CSM TO
50 SSW AVK TO 10 SE P28 TO 30 SE RSL.
..LEITMAN..05/07/24
ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 189
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC015-017-019-035-049-073-077-079-095-113-115-155-159-169-173-
191-070140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER CHASE CHAUTAUQUA
COWLEY ELK GREENWOOD
HARPER HARVEY KINGMAN
MCPHERSON MARION RENO
RICE SALINE SEDGWICK
SUMNER
$$
OKC003-009-011-015-017-019-027-031-033-037-039-043-047-049-051-
053-055-057-065-067-071-073-075-081-083-087-093-099-103-107-109-
113-117-119-123-125-133-137-141-149-070140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA BECKHAM BLAINE
CADDO CANADIAN CARTER
CLEVELAND COMANCHE COTTON
CREEK CUSTER DEWEY
GARFIELD GARVIN GRADY
GRANT GREER HARMON
JACKSON JEFFERSON KAY
KINGFISHER KIOWA LINCOLN
LOGAN MCCLAIN MAJOR
MURRAY NOBLE OKFUSKEE
OKLAHOMA OSAGE PAWNEE
PAYNE PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE
SEMINOLE STEPHENS TILLMAN
WASHITA
$$
TXC077-197-485-487-070140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY HARDEMAN 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 189
VALID 062335Z - 070040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 60 NW CSM TO
30 SSW AVK TO 25 SSE RSL.
..LEITMAN..05/06/24
ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 189
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC007-015-017-019-035-049-073-077-079-095-113-115-151-155-159-
169-173-185-191-070040-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBER BUTLER CHASE
CHAUTAUQUA COWLEY ELK
GREENWOOD HARPER HARVEY
KINGMAN MCPHERSON MARION
PRATT RENO RICE
SALINE SEDGWICK STAFFORD
SUMNER
$$
OKC003-009-011-015-017-019-027-031-033-037-039-043-047-049-051-
053-055-057-065-067-071-073-075-081-083-087-093-099-103-107-109-
113-117-119-123-125-129-133-137-141-149-070040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA BECKHAM BLAINE
CADDO CANADIAN CARTER
CLEVELAND COMANCHE COTTON
CREEK CUSTER DEWEY
GARFIELD GARVIN GRADY
GRANT GREER HARMON
JACKSON JEFFERSON KAY
KINGFISHER KIOWA LINCOLN
LOGAN MCCLAIN MAJOR
MURRAY NOBLE OKFUSKEE
OKLAHOMA OSAGE PAWNEE
PAYNE PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE
ROGER MILLS SEMINOLE STEPHENS
TILLMAN WASHITA
$$
TXC077-197-485-487-070040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY HARDEMAN 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 189
VALID 062240Z - 062340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 60 NW CSM TO
30 SW AVK TO 30 S RSL.
..LEITMAN..05/06/24
ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 189
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC007-015-017-019-035-049-073-077-079-095-113-115-151-155-159-
169-173-185-191-062340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBER BUTLER CHASE
CHAUTAUQUA COWLEY ELK
GREENWOOD HARPER HARVEY
KINGMAN MCPHERSON MARION
PRATT RENO RICE
SALINE SEDGWICK STAFFORD
SUMNER
$$
OKC003-009-011-015-017-019-027-031-033-037-039-043-047-049-051-
053-055-057-065-067-071-073-075-081-083-087-093-099-103-107-109-
113-117-119-123-125-129-133-137-141-149-062340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA BECKHAM BLAINE
CADDO CANADIAN CARTER
CLEVELAND COMANCHE COTTON
CREEK CUSTER DEWEY
GARFIELD GARVIN GRADY
GRANT GREER HARMON
JACKSON JEFFERSON KAY
KINGFISHER KIOWA LINCOLN
LOGAN MCCLAIN MAJOR
MURRAY NOBLE OKFUSKEE
OKLAHOMA OSAGE PAWNEE
PAYNE PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE
ROGER MILLS SEMINOLE STEPHENS
TILLMAN WASHITA
$$
TXC077-197-485-487-062340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY HARDEMAN 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 189
VALID 062145Z - 062240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 70 NW CSM TO
35 W AVK TO 55 S RSL TO 25 SSW RSL.
..LEITMAN..05/06/24
ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 189
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC007-015-017-019-035-049-073-077-079-095-113-115-151-155-159-
169-173-185-191-062240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBER BUTLER CHASE
CHAUTAUQUA COWLEY ELK
GREENWOOD HARPER HARVEY
KINGMAN MCPHERSON MARION
PRATT RENO RICE
SALINE SEDGWICK STAFFORD
SUMNER
$$
OKC003-009-011-015-017-019-027-031-033-037-039-043-045-047-049-
051-053-055-057-065-067-071-073-075-081-083-087-093-099-103-107-
109-113-117-119-123-125-129-133-137-141-149-151-153-062240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA BECKHAM BLAINE
CADDO CANADIAN CARTER
CLEVELAND COMANCHE COTTON
CREEK CUSTER DEWEY
ELLIS GARFIELD GARVIN
GRADY GRANT GREER
HARMON JACKSON JEFFERSON
KAY KINGFISHER KIOWA
LINCOLN LOGAN MCCLAIN
MAJOR MURRAY NOBLE
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OSAGE
PAWNEE PAYNE PONTOTOC
POTTAWATOMIE ROGER MILLS SEMINOLE
STEPHENS TILLMAN WASHITA
WOODS WOODWARD
$$
TXC077-197-485-487-062240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY HARDEMAN 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 189
VALID 062040Z - 062140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 70 SE LBL TO
40 SE DDC TO 40 SW RSL.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 655
..LEITMAN..05/06/24
ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 189
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC007-015-017-019-033-035-047-049-073-077-079-095-097-113-115-
145-151-155-159-169-173-185-191-062140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBER BUTLER CHASE
CHAUTAUQUA COMANCHE COWLEY
EDWARDS ELK GREENWOOD
HARPER HARVEY KINGMAN
KIOWA MCPHERSON MARION
PAWNEE PRATT RENO
RICE SALINE SEDGWICK
STAFFORD SUMNER
$$
OKC003-009-011-015-017-019-027-031-033-037-039-043-045-047-049-
051-053-055-057-059-065-067-071-073-075-081-083-087-093-099-103-
107-109-113-117-119-123-125-129-133-137-141-149-151-153-
062140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA BECKHAM BLAINE
CADDO CANADIAN CARTER
CLEVELAND COMANCHE COTTON
CREEK CUSTER DEWEY
ELLIS GARFIELD GARVIN
GRADY GRANT GREER
HARMON HARPER JACKSON
JEFFERSON KAY KINGFISHER
KIOWA LINCOLN LOGAN
MCCLAIN MAJOR MURRAY
NOBLE OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA
OSAGE PAWNEE PAYNE
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE ROGER MILLS
SEMINOLE STEPHENS TILLMAN
WASHITA WOODS WOODWARD
$$
TXC077-197-485-487-062140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY HARDEMAN 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 (90%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (60%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (80%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
High (80%)
|
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.