381  
WWUS20 KWNS 090201  
SEL3  
SPC WW 090201  
TXZ000-090700-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 193  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
905 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
NORTH TEXAS  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 905 PM  
UNTIL 200 AM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...A CLUSTER OF SEVERE STORMS CURRENTLY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN  
OKLAHOMA WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD INTO NORTH  
TEXAS THROUGH LATE EVENING AND THE EARLY OVERNIGHT, WITH ADDITIONAL  
DEVELOPMENT EASTWARD TOWARD NORTHEAST TEXAS.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 30  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 115 MILES WEST OF  
SHERMAN TX TO 45 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF SHERMAN TX. FOR A COMPLETE  
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE  
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE  
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE  
TORNADOES.  
 
 
 
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 192...  
 
AVIATION...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 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
31025.  
 
...GUYER  
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