Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 170
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 170
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
455 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southwest and South-Central Kansas
Far Northern Oklahoma
* Effective this Thursday afternoon from 455 PM until Midnight
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...Storms will persist with additional development along the
Kansas-Oklahoma border vicinity, as well as other parts of
west-central Kansas through early evening. Additional storms may
eventually move into the region from eastern Colorado, while MCS
development could occur along the Kansas/Oklahoma border vicinity.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 70 miles west of Garden
City KS to 35 miles northeast of Medicine Lodge KS. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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 166...WW 167...WW
168...WW 169...
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
25025.
...Guyer
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 170
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
455 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southwest and South-Central Kansas
Far Northern Oklahoma
* Effective this Thursday afternoon from 455 PM until Midnight
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...Storms will persist with additional development along the
Kansas-Oklahoma border vicinity, as well as other parts of
west-central Kansas through early evening. Additional storms may
eventually move into the region from eastern Colorado, while MCS
development could occur along the Kansas/Oklahoma border vicinity.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 70 miles west of Garden
City KS to 35 miles northeast of Medicine Lodge KS. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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 166...WW 167...WW
168...WW 169...
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
25025.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
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WW 170 SEVERE TSTM KS OK 242155Z - 250500Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
70W GCK/GARDEN CITY KS/ - 35NE P28/MEDICINE LODGE KS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM N/S /36ESE LAA - 27WSW ICT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.
LAT...LON 38650200 38379813 36919813 37200200
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 170 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 170
VALID 250235Z - 250340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..HALBERT..04/25/25
ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 170
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC007-009-025-033-047-055-057-067-069-075-077-081-083-093-095-
097-101-119-129-135-145-151-155-159-165-171-175-185-187-189-
250340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBER BARTON CLARK
COMANCHE EDWARDS FINNEY
FORD GRANT GRAY
HAMILTON HARPER HASKELL
HODGEMAN KEARNY KINGMAN
KIOWA LANE MEADE
MORTON NESS PAWNEE
PRATT RENO RICE
RUSH SCOTT SEWARD
STAFFORD STANTON STEVENS
$$
OKC003-059-151-250340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA HARPER WOODS
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 170
VALID 250140Z - 250240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..HALBERT..04/25/25
ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 170
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC007-009-025-033-047-055-057-067-069-075-077-081-083-093-095-
097-101-119-129-135-145-151-155-159-165-171-175-185-187-189-
250240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBER BARTON CLARK
COMANCHE EDWARDS FINNEY
FORD GRANT GRAY
HAMILTON HARPER HASKELL
HODGEMAN KEARNY KINGMAN
KIOWA LANE MEADE
MORTON NESS PAWNEE
PRATT RENO RICE
RUSH SCOTT SEWARD
STAFFORD STANTON STEVENS
$$
OKC003-059-151-250240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA HARPER WOODS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 170
VALID 250050Z - 250140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 550
..HALBERT..04/25/25
ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 170
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC007-009-025-033-047-055-057-067-069-075-077-081-083-093-095-
097-101-119-129-135-145-151-155-159-165-171-175-185-187-189-
250140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBER BARTON CLARK
COMANCHE EDWARDS FINNEY
FORD GRANT GRAY
HAMILTON HARPER HASKELL
HODGEMAN KEARNY KINGMAN
KIOWA LANE MEADE
MORTON NESS PAWNEE
PRATT RENO RICE
RUSH SCOTT SEWARD
STAFFORD STANTON STEVENS
$$
OKC003-059-151-250140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA HARPER WOODS
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 170
VALID 242330Z - 250040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..HALBERT..04/24/25
ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 170
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC007-009-025-033-047-055-057-067-069-075-077-081-083-093-095-
097-101-119-129-135-145-151-155-159-165-171-175-185-187-189-
250040-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBER BARTON CLARK
COMANCHE EDWARDS FINNEY
FORD GRANT GRAY
HAMILTON HARPER HASKELL
HODGEMAN KEARNY KINGMAN
KIOWA LANE MEADE
MORTON NESS PAWNEE
PRATT RENO RICE
RUSH SCOTT SEWARD
STAFFORD STANTON STEVENS
$$
OKC003-059-151-250040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA HARPER WOODS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 170
VALID 242240Z - 242340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..HALBERT..04/24/25
ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 170
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC007-009-025-033-047-055-057-067-069-075-077-081-083-093-095-
097-101-119-129-135-145-151-155-159-165-171-175-185-187-189-
242340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBER BARTON CLARK
COMANCHE EDWARDS FINNEY
FORD GRANT GRAY
HAMILTON HARPER HASKELL
HODGEMAN KEARNY KINGMAN
KIOWA LANE MEADE
MORTON NESS PAWNEE
PRATT RENO RICE
RUSH SCOTT SEWARD
STAFFORD STANTON STEVENS
$$
OKC003-059-151-242340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA HARPER WOODS
$$
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 (<2%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (50%)
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.
