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WWUS20 KWNS 270224
SEL2
SPC WW 270224
KSZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-270800-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 402
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
925 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST KANSAS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE
NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 925 PM
UNTIL 300 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL/EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLES. STRONG
GUSTS ARE THE PRIMARY RISK, WITH ISOLATED INSTANCES OF LARGE HAIL
POSSIBLE AS WELL. LOW-LEVEL STABILITY IS GRADUALLY INCREASING,
KEEPING THE POTENTIAL FOR A TORNADO LOW, ALTHOUGH STILL NON ZERO.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF
GARDEN CITY KS TO 80 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF GUYMON OK. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 398...WW 400...WW 401...
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
27025.
...MOSIER
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