Severe Center
Latest Radar Closeup Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0685
Map Options
LAT:
38
LON:
-97.03
Map Legend
Mesoscale Legend
Area of Concern - Severe T-Storm
Area of Concern - Winter
Area of Concern - Heavy Rainfall
WWA Legend
Watches Legend
Outline PDS Tornado Watch
Outline PDS T-Storm Watch
Outline Tornado Watch
Outline T-Storm Watch
Watch Probabilities
Tornadoes
Low
(20%)
EF2+ Tornadoes
Low
(10%)
Severe Winds
Moderate
(50%)
65+ KTS Winds
Moderate
(40%)
Severe Hail
Moderate
(50%)
2"+ Hail
Moderate
(30%)
Severe Events
High
(80%)
Active Storms
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 685
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
Watch Area
Southwest Oklahoma West and Northwest Texas
Effective
this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 320 PM until 1100 PM CDT.
Primary Threats
... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible
Summary
Strong to severe thunderstorms including some supercells will continue to develop regionally, with bowing segments evolving into this evening across the Texas Low Rolling Plains, western North Texas, and southern Oklahoma.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 70 miles south of Midland TX to 30 miles northwest of Fort Sill OK. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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.
Aviation
A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 24025.
Guyer
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 685
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 685 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
Oklahoma Counties Included Are
COMANCHE COTTON GREER HARMON JACKSON JEFFERSON KIOWA STEPHENS TILLMAN
Texas Counties Included Are
ARCHER BAYLOR BORDEN CHILDRESS CLAY COKE COTTLE CRANE CROCKETT CROSBY DAWSON DICKENS ECTOR FISHER FOARD GARZA GLASSCOCK HALL HARDEMAN HASKELL HOWARD IRION JONES KENT KING KNOX LYNN MARTIN MIDLAND MITCHELL MOTLEY NOLAN PECOS REAGAN SCURRY STERLING STONEWALL TAYLOR THROCKMORTON TOM GREEN UPTON WICHITA WILBARGER ATTN...WFO...OUN...MAF...SJT...LUB...