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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 42
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1110 AM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central/eastern Oklahoma
North-central Texas
* Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 1110 AM until
600 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Supercell thunderstorms will continue to increase in
coverage and intensity through the afternoon, while posing a threat
for very large hail, severe/damaging winds, and a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles east northeast of Tulsa OK to
65 miles southwest of Sherman TX. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 40...WW 41...
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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Gleason/Goss
SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 42
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1110 AM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central/eastern Oklahoma
North-central Texas
* Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 1110 AM until
600 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Supercell thunderstorms will continue to increase in
coverage and intensity through the afternoon, while posing a threat
for very large hail, severe/damaging winds, and a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles east northeast of Tulsa OK to
65 miles southwest of Sherman TX. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 40...WW 41...
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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Gleason/Goss
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 42 TORNADO OK TX 141610Z - 142300Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
45ENE TUL/TULSA OK/ - 65SW GYI/SHERMAN TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /35ENE TUL - 24WNW TTT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 36439396 33059634 33059859 36439630
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 42 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 42
VALID 141625Z - 141740Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..03/14/24
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 42
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC001-005-013-019-021-023-027-029-037-041-049-061-063-067-069-
077-079-081-085-087-091-095-097-099-101-107-111-121-123-125-127-
131-133-135-137-143-145-141740-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ATOKA BRYAN
CARTER CHEROKEE CHOCTAW
CLEVELAND COAL CREEK
DELAWARE GARVIN HASKELL
HUGHES JEFFERSON JOHNSTON
LATIMER LE FLORE LINCOLN
LOVE MCCLAIN MCINTOSH
MARSHALL MAYES MURRAY
MUSKOGEE OKFUSKEE OKMULGEE
PITTSBURG PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE
PUSHMATAHA ROGERS SEMINOLE
SEQUOYAH STEPHENS TULSA
WAGONER
$$
TXC077-097-181-237-337-497-503-141740-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY COOKE GRAYSON
JACK MONTAGUE WISE
YOUNG
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
| Probability of 2 or more tornadoes |
Mod (50%)
|
| Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes |
Mod (30%)
|
Wind
| Probability of 10 or more severe wind events |
Mod (50%)
|
| Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots |
Low (20%)
|
Hail
| Probability of 10 or more severe hail events |
High (80%)
|
| Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches |
High (80%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
| Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events |
High (>95%)
|
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
