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SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 303
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
310 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Western Arkansas
Eastern Oklahoma
North and Central Texas
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 310 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 4 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Isolated to scattered severe storms are expected to
develop across the region through late afternoon and early evening,
including supercells capable of very large hail. A few storm
clusters with an increased damaging wind risk may evolve by early
evening within a very unstable environment.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles north of
Fayetteville AR to 50 miles southwest of Temple TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 302...
AVIATION...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
26025.
...Guyer
SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 303
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
310 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Western Arkansas
Eastern Oklahoma
North and Central Texas
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 310 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 4 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Isolated to scattered severe storms are expected to
develop across the region through late afternoon and early evening,
including supercells capable of very large hail. A few storm
clusters with an increased damaging wind risk may evolve by early
evening within a very unstable environment.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles north of
Fayetteville AR to 50 miles southwest of Temple TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 302...
AVIATION...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
26025.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 303 SEVERE TSTM AR OK TX 242010Z - 250300Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
40N FYV/FAYETTEVILLE AR/ - 50SW TPL/TEMPLE TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /20N RZC - 29WNW CWK/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..4 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26025.
LAT...LON 36579273 30639667 30639936 36579561
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 303 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 303
VALID 250225Z - 250340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 ESE BWD TO
30 W CRS TO 20 NE PRX TO 20 SE MLC TO 35 SSE CQB.
..BROYLES..05/25/24
ATTN...WFO...TSA...SHV...LZK...OUN...FWD...EWX...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 303
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC007-011-013-015-019-025-027-033-039-043-047-053-057-059-061-
073-081-083-087-091-099-103-109-113-127-131-133-139-143-
250340-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON BRADLEY CALHOUN
CARROLL CLARK CLEVELAND
COLUMBIA CRAWFORD DALLAS
DREW FRANKLIN GRANT
HEMPSTEAD HOT SPRING HOWARD
LAFAYETTE LITTLE RIVER LOGAN
MADISON MILLER NEVADA
OUACHITA PIKE POLK
SCOTT SEBASTIAN SEVIER
UNION WASHINGTON
$$
OKC001-021-061-077-079-089-091-101-121-127-135-250340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR CHEROKEE HASKELL
LATIMER LE FLORE MCCURTAIN
MCINTOSH MUSKOGEE PITTSBURG
PUSHMATAHA SEQUOYAH
$$
TXC001-027-037-063-067-073-099-145-159-161-183-193-203-213-257-
281-289-293-309-315-319-331-333-343-349-379-387-395-401-411-423-
449-459-467-499-250340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BELL BOWIE
CAMP CASS CHEROKEE
CORYELL FALLS FRANKLIN
FREESTONE GREGG HAMILTON
HARRISON HENDERSON KAUFMAN
LAMPASAS LEON LIMESTONE
MCLENNAN MARION MASON
MILAM MILLS MORRIS
NAVARRO RAINS RED RIVER
ROBERTSON RUSK SAN SABA
SMITH TITUS UPSHUR
VAN ZANDT WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 303
VALID 250225Z - 250340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 ESE BWD TO
30 W CRS TO 20 NE PRX TO 20 SE MLC TO 35 SSE CQB.
..BROYLES..05/25/24
ATTN...WFO...TSA...SHV...LZK...OUN...FWD...EWX...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 303
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC007-011-013-015-019-025-027-033-039-043-047-053-057-059-061-
073-081-083-087-091-099-103-109-113-127-131-133-139-143-
250340-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON BRADLEY CALHOUN
CARROLL CLARK CLEVELAND
COLUMBIA CRAWFORD DALLAS
DREW FRANKLIN GRANT
HEMPSTEAD HOT SPRING HOWARD
LAFAYETTE LITTLE RIVER LOGAN
MADISON MILLER NEVADA
OUACHITA PIKE POLK
SCOTT SEBASTIAN SEVIER
UNION WASHINGTON
$$
OKC001-021-061-077-079-089-091-101-121-127-135-250340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR CHEROKEE HASKELL
LATIMER LE FLORE MCCURTAIN
MCINTOSH MUSKOGEE PITTSBURG
PUSHMATAHA SEQUOYAH
$$
TXC001-027-037-063-067-073-099-145-159-161-183-193-203-213-257-
281-289-293-309-315-319-331-333-343-349-379-387-395-401-411-423-
449-459-467-499-250340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BELL BOWIE
CAMP CASS CHEROKEE
CORYELL FALLS FRANKLIN
FREESTONE GREGG HAMILTON
HARRISON HENDERSON KAUFMAN
LAMPASAS LEON LIMESTONE
MCLENNAN MARION MASON
MILAM MILLS MORRIS
NAVARRO RAINS RED RIVER
ROBERTSON RUSK SAN SABA
SMITH TITUS UPSHUR
VAN ZANDT WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 303
VALID 242325Z - 250040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 NNE ADM
TO 35 WSW MKO TO 20 W GMJ TO 10 NW JLN.
..LYONS..05/24/24
ATTN...WFO...TSA...SHV...LZK...OUN...FWD...EWX...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 303
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC007-015-033-047-061-081-083-087-091-113-127-131-133-143-
250040-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON CARROLL CRAWFORD
FRANKLIN HOWARD LITTLE RIVER
LOGAN MADISON MILLER
POLK SCOTT SEBASTIAN
SEVIER WASHINGTON
$$
OKC001-005-013-019-021-023-029-041-061-063-069-077-079-085-089-
091-095-097-099-101-115-121-123-127-135-145-250040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ATOKA BRYAN
CARTER CHEROKEE CHOCTAW
COAL DELAWARE HASKELL
HUGHES JOHNSTON LATIMER
LE FLORE LOVE MCCURTAIN
MCINTOSH MARSHALL MAYES
MURRAY MUSKOGEE OTTAWA
PITTSBURG PONTOTOC PUSHMATAHA
SEQUOYAH WAGONER
$$
TXC001-027-035-037-053-063-067-073-085-093-097-099-113-119-121-
139-143-145-147-159-161-181-183-193-203-213-217-221-223-231-251-
257-277-281-289-293-299-309-315-319-331-333-343-349-367-379-387-
395-397-401-411-423-425-439-449-459-467-491-497-499-250040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BELL BOSQUE
BOWIE BURNET CAMP
CASS CHEROKEE COLLIN
COMANCHE COOKE CORYELL
DALLAS DELTA DENTON
ELLIS ERATH FALLS
FANNIN FRANKLIN FREESTONE
GRAYSON GREGG HAMILTON
HARRISON HENDERSON HILL
HOOD HOPKINS HUNT
JOHNSON KAUFMAN LAMAR
LAMPASAS LEON LIMESTONE
LLANO MCLENNAN MARION
MASON MILAM MILLS
MORRIS NAVARRO PARKER
RAINS RED RIVER ROBERTSON
ROCKWALL RUSK SAN SABA
SMITH SOMERVELL TARRANT
TITUS UPSHUR VAN ZANDT
WILLIAMSON WISE WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 303
VALID 242155Z - 242240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..05/24/24
ATTN...WFO...TSA...SHV...LZK...OUN...FWD...EWX...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 303
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC007-015-033-047-061-081-083-087-091-113-127-131-133-143-
242240-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON CARROLL CRAWFORD
FRANKLIN HOWARD LITTLE RIVER
LOGAN MADISON MILLER
POLK SCOTT SEBASTIAN
SEVIER WASHINGTON
$$
OKC001-005-013-019-021-023-029-035-041-061-063-069-077-079-085-
089-091-095-097-099-101-111-115-121-123-127-131-135-145-
242240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ATOKA BRYAN
CARTER CHEROKEE CHOCTAW
COAL CRAIG DELAWARE
HASKELL HUGHES JOHNSTON
LATIMER LE FLORE LOVE
MCCURTAIN MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MAYES MURRAY MUSKOGEE
OKMULGEE OTTAWA PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC PUSHMATAHA ROGERS
SEQUOYAH WAGONER
$$
TXC001-027-035-037-053-063-067-073-085-093-097-099-113-119-121-
139-143-145-147-159-161-181-183-193-203-213-217-221-223-231-251-
257-277-281-289-293-299-309-315-319-331-333-343-349-367-379-387-
395-397-401-411-423-425-439-449-459-467-491-497-499-242240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BELL BOSQUE
BOWIE BURNET CAMP
CASS CHEROKEE COLLIN
COMANCHE COOKE CORYELL
DALLAS DELTA DENTON
ELLIS ERATH FALLS
FANNIN FRANKLIN FREESTONE
GRAYSON GREGG HAMILTON
HARRISON HENDERSON HILL
HOOD HOPKINS HUNT
JOHNSON KAUFMAN LAMAR
LAMPASAS LEON LIMESTONE
LLANO MCLENNAN MARION
MASON MILAM MILLS
MORRIS NAVARRO PARKER
RAINS RED RIVER ROBERTSON
ROCKWALL RUSK SAN SABA
SMITH SOMERVELL TARRANT
TITUS UPSHUR VAN ZANDT
WILLIAMSON WISE WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 303
VALID 242155Z - 242240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..05/24/24
ATTN...WFO...TSA...SHV...LZK...OUN...FWD...EWX...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 303
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC007-015-033-047-061-081-083-087-091-113-127-131-133-143-
242240-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON CARROLL CRAWFORD
FRANKLIN HOWARD LITTLE RIVER
LOGAN MADISON MILLER
POLK SCOTT SEBASTIAN
SEVIER WASHINGTON
$$
OKC001-005-013-019-021-023-029-035-041-061-063-069-077-079-085-
089-091-095-097-099-101-111-115-121-123-127-131-135-145-
242240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ATOKA BRYAN
CARTER CHEROKEE CHOCTAW
COAL CRAIG DELAWARE
HASKELL HUGHES JOHNSTON
LATIMER LE FLORE LOVE
MCCURTAIN MCINTOSH MARSHALL
MAYES MURRAY MUSKOGEE
OKMULGEE OTTAWA PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC PUSHMATAHA ROGERS
SEQUOYAH WAGONER
$$
TXC001-027-035-037-053-063-067-073-085-093-097-099-113-119-121-
139-143-145-147-159-161-181-183-193-203-213-217-221-223-231-251-
257-277-281-289-293-299-309-315-319-331-333-343-349-367-379-387-
395-397-401-411-423-425-439-449-459-467-491-497-499-242240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BELL BOSQUE
BOWIE BURNET CAMP
CASS CHEROKEE COLLIN
COMANCHE COOKE CORYELL
DALLAS DELTA DENTON
ELLIS ERATH FALLS
FANNIN FRANKLIN FREESTONE
GRAYSON GREGG HAMILTON
HARRISON HENDERSON HILL
HOOD HOPKINS HUNT
JOHNSON KAUFMAN LAMAR
LAMPASAS LEON LIMESTONE
LLANO MCLENNAN MARION
MASON MILAM MILLS
MORRIS NAVARRO PARKER
RAINS RED RIVER ROBERTSON
ROCKWALL RUSK SAN SABA
SMITH SOMERVELL TARRANT
TITUS UPSHUR VAN ZANDT
WILLIAMSON WISE WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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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 (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (30%)
|
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 (>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.