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SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 111
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
215 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southwest and South-Central Oklahoma
Northwest and Far North-Central Texas
* Effective this Friday morning from 215 AM until 1000 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Elevated thunderstorms are expected to spread
northeastward into the region over the next several hours. Moderate
buoyancy and moderate to strong vertical shear will support elevated
supercells capable of large to very large hail. A few strong wind
gusts are possible as well.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles west southwest
of Wichita Falls TX to 35 miles northeast of Durant 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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 110...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24035.
...Mosier
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW1
WW 111 SEVERE TSTM OK TX 040715Z - 041500Z
AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
60WSW SPS/WICHITA FALLS TX/ - 35NE DUA/DURANT OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM N/S /49WSW SPS - 34SSW MLC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 34299946 34969597 33669597 32989946
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU1.
Watch 111 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 111
VALID 041130Z - 041240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 ENE DUA
TO 30 ENE ADM TO 35 NNW ADM.
..KERR..04/04/25
ATTN...WFO...OUN...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 111
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-027-029-063-087-123-125-133-041240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA CLEVELAND COAL
HUGHES MCCLAIN PONTOTOC
POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 111
VALID 041055Z - 041140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 ENE DUA
TO 30 ENE ADM TO 35 NNW ADM.
..KERR..04/04/25
ATTN...WFO...OUN...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 111
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-027-029-063-087-123-125-133-041140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA CLEVELAND COAL
HUGHES MCCLAIN PONTOTOC
POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 111
VALID 041025Z - 041140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 WNW PRX
TO 40 E SPS TO 60 WSW SPS.
..KERR..04/04/25
ATTN...WFO...OUN...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 111
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-013-019-027-029-033-049-063-067-069-085-087-095-099-123-
125-133-137-141-041140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CARTER
CLEVELAND COAL COTTON
GARVIN HUGHES JEFFERSON
JOHNSTON LOVE MCCLAIN
MARSHALL MURRAY PONTOTOC
POTTAWATOMIE SEMINOLE STEPHENS
TILLMAN
$$
TXC077-485-487-041140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY WICHITA WILBARGER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 111
VALID 040935Z - 041040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..04/04/25
ATTN...WFO...OUN...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 111
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-013-019-029-033-049-067-069-085-095-099-123-137-141-
041040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CARTER
COAL COTTON GARVIN
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON LOVE
MARSHALL MURRAY PONTOTOC
STEPHENS TILLMAN
$$
TXC009-023-077-097-147-181-237-275-337-485-487-497-503-041040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
COOKE FANNIN GRAYSON
JACK KNOX MONTAGUE
WICHITA WILBARGER WISE
YOUNG
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 111
VALID 040850Z - 040940Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..04/04/25
ATTN...WFO...OUN...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 111
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-013-019-029-033-049-067-069-085-095-099-123-137-141-
040940-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CARTER
COAL COTTON GARVIN
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON LOVE
MARSHALL MURRAY PONTOTOC
STEPHENS TILLMAN
$$
TXC009-023-077-097-147-181-237-275-337-485-487-497-503-040940-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
COOKE FANNIN GRAYSON
JACK KNOX MONTAGUE
WICHITA WILBARGER WISE
YOUNG
$$
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 (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (30%)
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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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Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
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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