April 30, 2025

Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 190

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 190
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   200 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Southwest Oklahoma
     West Central Texas

   * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until
     900 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
       inches in diameter likely
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will increase in coverage and intensity
   through the afternoon and early evening.  Supercells capable of very
   large hail are the main concern.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
   statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles south southeast
   of Midland TX to 40 miles east northeast of Clinton OK. 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.

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   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 187...WW 188...WW 189...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   24035.

   ...Hart

2025-04-30 00:00:07