

671 

WWUS20 KWNS 261949

SEL0

SPC WW 261949

OKZ000-TXZ000-270100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 120

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

250 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA

  SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 250 PM UNTIL

  800 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS ARE EXPECTED TO

SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING WITH

THE PRIMARY HAZARD BEING LARGE HAIL.  WHILE A BRIEF TORNADO OR TWO

IS POSSIBLE...COMPLEX STORM MODES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE

WIDESPREAD COLD POOL GENERATED SHOULD LIMIT A MORE ROBUST THREAT.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 35

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST OF

FORT SILL OKLAHOMA TO 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHILDRESS TEXAS.  FOR

A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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 119...



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 20030.





...MEAD



368 

WWUS20 KWNS 261949

SEL0

SPC WW 261949

OKZ000-TXZ000-270100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 120

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

250 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA

  SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 250 PM UNTIL

  800 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS ARE EXPECTED TO

SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING WITH

THE PRIMARY HAZARD BEING LARGE HAIL.  WHILE A BRIEF TORNADO OR TWO

IS POSSIBLE...COMPLEX STORM MODES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE

WIDESPREAD COLD POOL GENERATED SHOULD LIMIT A MORE ROBUST THREAT.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 35

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST OF

FORT SILL OKLAHOMA TO 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHILDRESS TEXAS.  FOR

A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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 119...



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 20030.





...MEAD

