

201 

WWUS20 KWNS 090025

SEL6

SPC WW 090025

OKZ000-TXZ000-090800-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 146

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

725 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTH-CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA

  NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 725 PM

  UNTIL 300 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS

    TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...AN MCS COMPRISED OF NUMEROUS SUPERCELLS IS EXPECTED TO

TRACK EAST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.  WHILE

THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT

LINE WINDS...A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WITH ANY

SUPERCELLS THAT CAN REMAIN SEMI-DISCRETE.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF

SHERMAN TEXAS TO 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF FORT SMITH ARKANSAS.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 143...WW 144...WW 145...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.





...MEAD



692 

WWUS20 KWNS 090025

SEL6

SPC WW 090025

OKZ000-TXZ000-090800-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 146

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

725 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTH-CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA

  NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 725 PM

  UNTIL 300 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS

    TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...AN MCS COMPRISED OF NUMEROUS SUPERCELLS IS EXPECTED TO

TRACK EAST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.  WHILE

THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT

LINE WINDS...A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WITH ANY

SUPERCELLS THAT CAN REMAIN SEMI-DISCRETE.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF

SHERMAN TEXAS TO 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF FORT SMITH ARKANSAS.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 143...WW 144...WW 145...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.





...MEAD

