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SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 171
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1055 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Western and Central Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 1055 PM
until 400 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of strong/severe storms including a few
supercells should continue to develop southeastward regionally late
tonight, although overall storm intensity should gradually diminish
overnight.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles south of
Borger TX to 40 miles southeast of Enid 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 167...WW 169...WW 170...
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
29025.
...Guyer
SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 171
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1055 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Western and Central Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 1055 PM
until 400 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of strong/severe storms including a few
supercells should continue to develop southeastward regionally late
tonight, although overall storm intensity should gradually diminish
overnight.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles south of
Borger TX to 40 miles southeast of Enid 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 167...WW 169...WW 170...
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
29025.
...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 171 SEVERE TSTM OK TX 250355Z - 250900Z
AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
25S BGD/BORGER TX/ - 40SE END/ENID OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM N/S /12ENE AMA - 35SE END/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.
LAT...LON 35990140 36599741 35299741 34680140
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU1.
Watch 171 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 171
VALID 250635Z - 250740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NE CDS TO
10 NNE CSM TO 40 NW CHK TO 20 NW OKC TO 25 NNE OKC TO 30 WNW CQB.
..BROYLES..04/25/25
ATTN...WFO...OUN...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 171
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC015-017-075-083-109-149-250740-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CADDO CANADIAN KIOWA
LOGAN OKLAHOMA WASHITA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 171
VALID 250525Z - 250640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 SSW BGD
TO 30 NNW CSM TO 20 SSW END TO 30 E END.
..BROYLES..04/25/25
ATTN...WFO...OUN...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 171
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC009-011-015-017-039-055-057-073-075-083-109-129-149-250640-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BECKHAM BLAINE CADDO
CANADIAN CUSTER GREER
HARMON KINGFISHER KIOWA
LOGAN OKLAHOMA ROGER MILLS
WASHITA
$$
TXC011-065-087-129-179-483-250640-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARMSTRONG CARSON COLLINGSWORTH
DONLEY GRAY WHEELER
$$
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%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (5%)
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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
|
Low (10%)
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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
|
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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