906
ACUS11 KWNS 232351
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 232350
KSZ000-OKZ000-240215-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0510
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0650 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 136...
VALID 232350Z - 240215Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 136 CONTINUES.
SUMMARY...SUPERCELLS PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES
IS MOST PROBABLE OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS NEXT
FEW HOURS.
DISCUSSION...STORMS ALONG THE DRYLINE HAVE CONSOLIDATED INTO A
SUBSTANTIAL SUPERCELL NEAR THE OK/KS BORDER RECENTLY, WITHIN THE
INSTABILITY AXIS. JUST NORTH OF WICHITA, THE COLD FRONT IS PUSHING
SOUTH AND INVIGORATING CONVECTION THERE AS WELL, ALTHOUGH THE MODE
HAS BECOME LINEAR. MEANWHILE, VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS POSSIBLE NEW
DEVELOPING EXTENDING EVEN FARTHER SOUTHWEST ALONG THE DRYLINE INTO
OK, WEST OF ENID.
THE GREATEST SEVERE RISK INCLUDING TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL WILL
LIKELY PEAK FROM NOW THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS WHILE THE
BOUNDARY LAYER IS WARMEST. THOUGH THE LOW-LEVEL JET WILL INCREASE
THIS EVENING, THE COOLING SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND SURGING COLD
FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN LINEAR STORM MODE, WITH DAMAGING
GUSTS POSSIBLE. UNTIL THEN, THE CELLS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO POSE A PERIODIC TORNADO AND HAIL RISK.
..JEWELL.. 04/23/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...TSA...TOP...ICT...OUN...
LAT...LON 37069760 37589746 37889735 38169718 38399663 38459587
38299571 37859579 37179604 36769620 36519677 36349763
36189789 36199809 36249820 36689800 37069760
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...100-125 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...65-80 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...2.00-3.50 IN
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