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WWUS20 KWNS 232209
SEL7
SPC WW 232209
OKZ000-240400-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 137
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
510 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 510 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP IN NORTH-CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA ALONG A DRYLINE/COLD FRONT. OTHER ISOLATED STORMS MAY
DEVELOP THIS EVENING FARTHER SOUTH ALONG THE DRYLINE INTO SOUTHWEST
OKLAHOMA. SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES
ARE POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF PONCA CITY OK TO 25
MILES EAST OF FORT SILL OK. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH
SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 134...WW 135...WW 136...
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 500. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.
...HART
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