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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 298
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1040 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Extreme southwest Arkansas
South central and southeast Oklahoma
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 1040 PM
until 500 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...Slightly elevated storms will continue to increase through
the overnight hours and spread eastward near the Red River, with the
potential for both supercells with large hail up to 2 inches in
diameter, and some upscale growth into a small cluster with 60-70
mph outflow gusts.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles west of
Ardmore OK to 30 miles east southeast of De Queen AR. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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 294...WW 295...WW 297...
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 550. Mean storm motion vector
27025.
...Thompson
SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 298
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1040 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Extreme southwest Arkansas
South central and southeast Oklahoma
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 1040 PM
until 500 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...Slightly elevated storms will continue to increase through
the overnight hours and spread eastward near the Red River, with the
potential for both supercells with large hail up to 2 inches in
diameter, and some upscale growth into a small cluster with 60-70
mph outflow gusts.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles west of
Ardmore OK to 30 miles east southeast of De Queen AR. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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 294...WW 295...WW 297...
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 550. Mean storm motion vector
27025.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 298 SEVERE TSTM AR OK TX 240340Z - 241000Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30W ADM/ARDMORE OK/ - 30ESE DEQ/DE QUEEN AR/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /19WNW ADM - 24NNE TXK/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025.
LAT...LON 35089755 34689392 33099392 33499755
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 298 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 298
VALID 240835Z - 240940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SSE GYI
TO 20 ESE DUA TO 35 NNW PRX TO 30 E MLC.
..GOSS..05/24/24
ATTN...WFO...SHV...OUN...TSA...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 298
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC061-081-091-133-240940-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOWARD LITTLE RIVER MILLER
SEVIER
$$
OKC023-077-079-089-121-127-240940-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHOCTAW LATIMER LE FLORE
MCCURTAIN PITTSBURG PUSHMATAHA
$$
TXC037-063-067-119-147-159-223-231-277-343-387-449-240940-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOWIE CAMP CASS
DELTA FANNIN FRANKLIN
HOPKINS HUNT LAMAR
MORRIS RED RIVER TITUS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 298
VALID 240740Z - 240840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SW GYI TO
20 NW GYI TO 30 NNE DUA TO 10 NNE MLC.
..GOSS..05/24/24
ATTN...WFO...SHV...OUN...TSA...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 298
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC061-081-091-133-240840-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOWARD LITTLE RIVER MILLER
SEVIER
$$
OKC005-013-023-077-079-089-121-127-240840-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CHOCTAW
LATIMER LE FLORE MCCURTAIN
PITTSBURG PUSHMATAHA
$$
TXC037-063-067-119-147-159-181-223-231-277-343-379-387-449-
240840-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOWIE CAMP CASS
DELTA FANNIN FRANKLIN
GRAYSON HOPKINS HUNT
LAMAR MORRIS RAINS
RED RIVER TITUS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 298
VALID 240635Z - 240740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 N FTW TO
25 NW ADM TO 45 NNE ADM TO 30 S MKO.
..MOORE..05/24/24
ATTN...WFO...SHV...OUN...TSA...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 298
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC061-081-091-133-240740-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOWARD LITTLE RIVER MILLER
SEVIER
$$
OKC005-013-019-023-029-069-077-079-085-089-095-099-121-123-127-
240740-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CARTER
CHOCTAW COAL JOHNSTON
LATIMER LE FLORE LOVE
MCCURTAIN MARSHALL MURRAY
PITTSBURG PONTOTOC PUSHMATAHA
$$
TXC037-067-119-147-159-181-223-231-277-343-379-387-449-240740-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOWIE CASS DELTA
FANNIN FRANKLIN GRAYSON
HOPKINS HUNT LAMAR
MORRIS RAINS RED RIVER
TITUS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 298
VALID 240545Z - 240640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 WSW ADM
TO 15 E CHK TO 30 WSW MKO.
..MOORE..05/24/24
ATTN...WFO...SHV...OUN...TSA...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 298
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC061-081-091-133-240640-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOWARD LITTLE RIVER MILLER
SEVIER
$$
OKC005-013-019-023-029-049-063-069-077-079-085-089-095-099-121-
123-125-127-133-240640-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CARTER
CHOCTAW COAL GARVIN
HUGHES JOHNSTON LATIMER
LE FLORE LOVE MCCURTAIN
MARSHALL MURRAY PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE PUSHMATAHA
SEMINOLE
$$
TXC037-067-085-097-119-147-159-181-223-231-277-343-387-449-
240640-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOWIE CASS COLLIN
COOKE DELTA FANNIN
FRANKLIN GRAYSON HOPKINS
HUNT LAMAR MORRIS
RED RIVER TITUS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 298
VALID 240435Z - 240540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MOORE..05/24/24
ATTN...WFO...SHV...OUN...TSA...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 298
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC061-081-091-133-240540-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOWARD LITTLE RIVER MILLER
SEVIER
$$
OKC005-013-019-023-027-029-049-051-063-069-077-079-085-087-089-
095-099-121-123-125-127-133-137-240540-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CARTER
CHOCTAW CLEVELAND COAL
GARVIN GRADY HUGHES
JOHNSTON LATIMER LE FLORE
LOVE MCCLAIN MCCURTAIN
MARSHALL MURRAY PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE PUSHMATAHA
SEMINOLE STEPHENS
$$
TXC037-067-085-097-119-147-159-181-223-231-277-343-387-449-
240540-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOWIE CASS COLLIN
COOKE DELTA FANNIN
FRANKLIN GRAYSON HOPKINS
HUNT LAMAR MORRIS
RED RIVER TITUS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (30%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (40%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (70%)
|
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.