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WWUS20 KWNS 171938
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SPC WW 171938
OKZ000-TXZ000-180300-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 279
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
240 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
NORTHWEST TEXAS
* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 240 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
SUMMARY...WIDELY SCATTERED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS. VERY
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR IN THESE STORMS. A WARM
FRONT DRAPED ACROSS OKLAHOMA MAY PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LOW-LEVEL SHEAR
FOR A FEW TORNADOES AS WELL.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF ALTUS OK
TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MCALESTER OK. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION
OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU9).
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 277...WW 278...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.
...HART
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