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WWUS20 KWNS 170140

SEL2

SPC WW 170140

OKZ000-170800-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 182

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

845 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN OKLAHOMA



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 845 PM

  UNTIL 300 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS

    TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY



SUMMARY...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL

OK...WHILE NEW ISOLATED CELLS FORM AHEAD OF THE LINE.  VERY STRONG

WIND FIELDS WILL PROMOTE A RISK OF TORNADOES...ALONG WITH DAMAGING

WINDS AND HAIL...FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF

BARTLESVILLE OKLAHOMA TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DURANT OKLAHOMA.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR

TORNADOES AND 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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 177...WW 178...WW

179...WW 180...WW 181...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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.





...HART

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142 

WWUS20 KWNS 170140

SEL2

SPC WW 170140

OKZ000-170800-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 182

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

845 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN OKLAHOMA



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 845 PM

  UNTIL 300 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS

    TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY



SUMMARY...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL

OK...WHILE NEW ISOLATED CELLS FORM AHEAD OF THE LINE.  VERY STRONG

WIND FIELDS WILL PROMOTE A RISK OF TORNADOES...ALONG WITH DAMAGING

WINDS AND HAIL...FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF

BARTLESVILLE OKLAHOMA TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DURANT OKLAHOMA.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR

TORNADOES AND 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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 177...WW 178...WW

179...WW 180...WW 181...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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.





...HART

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