Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 164
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 164
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
530 PM CDT Wed Apr 23 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Far Western Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle and South Plains
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 530 PM until Midnight
CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Relatively isolated severe storms should develop through
early/mid-evening, particularly across the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles, but potentially also across the Texas South Plains.
These storms may reach other parts of western Oklahoma later this
evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles east northeast
of Guymon OK to 55 miles south southeast of Lubbock TX. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 162...WW 163...
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 500. Mean storm motion vector
24020.
...Guyer
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 164
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
530 PM CDT Wed Apr 23 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Far Western Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle and South Plains
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 530 PM until Midnight
CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Relatively isolated severe storms should develop through
early/mid-evening, particularly across the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles, but potentially also across the Texas South Plains.
These storms may reach other parts of western Oklahoma later this
evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles east northeast
of Guymon OK to 55 miles south southeast of Lubbock TX. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 162...WW 163...
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 500. Mean storm motion vector
24020.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 164 SEVERE TSTM OK TX 232230Z - 240500Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
45ENE GUY/GUYMON OK/ - 55SSE LBB/LUBBOCK TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /13ESE LBL - 52SSE LBB/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24020.
LAT...LON 36919948 32930025 32930266 36910201
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 164 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 164
VALID 240125Z - 240240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 535
..DEAN..04/24/25
ATTN...WFO...AMA...OUN...LUB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 164
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC007-045-059-139-240240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAVER ELLIS HARPER
TEXAS
$$
TXC011-045-065-069-075-087-101-107-117-125-129-153-169-179-189-
191-195-205-211-219-233-263-269-279-295-303-305-341-345-357-359-
369-375-381-393-421-433-437-445-483-240240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARMSTRONG BRISCOE CARSON
CASTRO CHILDRESS COLLINGSWORTH
COTTLE CROSBY DEAF SMITH
DICKENS DONLEY FLOYD
GARZA GRAY HALE
HALL HANSFORD HARTLEY
HEMPHILL HOCKLEY HUTCHINSON
KENT KING LAMB
LIPSCOMB LUBBOCK LYNN
MOORE MOTLEY OCHILTREE
OLDHAM PARMER POTTER
RANDALL ROBERTS SHERMAN
STONEWALL SWISHER TERRY
WHEELER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 164
VALID 232310Z - 240040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..04/23/25
ATTN...WFO...AMA...OUN...LUB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 164
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC007-045-059-139-240040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAVER ELLIS HARPER
TEXAS
$$
TXC011-045-065-069-075-087-101-107-117-125-129-153-169-179-189-
191-195-205-211-219-233-263-269-279-295-303-305-341-345-357-359-
369-375-381-393-421-433-437-445-483-240040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARMSTRONG BRISCOE CARSON
CASTRO CHILDRESS COLLINGSWORTH
COTTLE CROSBY DEAF SMITH
DICKENS DONLEY FLOYD
GARZA GRAY HALE
HALL HANSFORD HARTLEY
HEMPHILL HOCKLEY HUTCHINSON
KENT KING LAMB
LIPSCOMB LUBBOCK LYNN
MOORE MOTLEY OCHILTREE
OLDHAM PARMER POTTER
RANDALL ROBERTS SHERMAN
STONEWALL SWISHER TERRY
WHEELER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (5%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (30%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (10%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (30%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (80%)
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.
