June 7, 2025

Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 279 Status Reports

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Watch 279 Status Reports
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 279

VALID 180045Z - 180140Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 ESE SPS
TO 5 NNW CDS.

..HALBERT..05/18/25

ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 279 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

OKC005-009-011-013-015-017-019-023-027-029-031-033-039-043-045-
049-051-055-057-063-065-067-069-073-075-077-081-083-085-087-095-
099-107-109-121-123-125-127-129-133-137-141-149-180140-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATOKA		     BECKHAM		 BLAINE 	     
BRYAN		     CADDO		 CANADIAN	     
CARTER		     CHOCTAW		 CLEVELAND	     
COAL		     COMANCHE		 COTTON 	     
CUSTER		     DEWEY		 ELLIS		     
GARVIN		     GRADY		 GREER		     
HARMON		     HUGHES		 JACKSON	     
JEFFERSON	     JOHNSTON		 KINGFISHER	     
KIOWA		     LATIMER		 LINCOLN	     
LOGAN		     LOVE		 MCCLAIN	     
MARSHALL	     MURRAY		 OKFUSKEE	     
OKLAHOMA	     PITTSBURG		 PONTOTOC	     
POTTAWATOMIE	     PUSHMATAHA 	 ROGER MILLS	     
SEMINOLE	     STEPHENS		 TILLMAN	     
WASHITA 	     
$$


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 #5 ON WW 279

VALID 172355Z - 180040Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..HALBERT..05/17/25

ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 279 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

OKC005-009-011-013-015-017-019-023-027-029-031-033-039-043-045-
049-051-055-057-063-065-067-069-073-075-077-081-083-085-087-095-
099-107-109-121-123-125-127-129-133-137-141-149-180040-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATOKA		     BECKHAM		 BLAINE 	     
BRYAN		     CADDO		 CANADIAN	     
CARTER		     CHOCTAW		 CLEVELAND	     
COAL		     COMANCHE		 COTTON 	     
CUSTER		     DEWEY		 ELLIS		     
GARVIN		     GRADY		 GREER		     
HARMON		     HUGHES		 JACKSON	     
JEFFERSON	     JOHNSTON		 KINGFISHER	     
KIOWA		     LATIMER		 LINCOLN	     
LOGAN		     LOVE		 MCCLAIN	     
MARSHALL	     MURRAY		 OKFUSKEE	     
OKLAHOMA	     PITTSBURG		 PONTOTOC	     
POTTAWATOMIE	     PUSHMATAHA 	 ROGER MILLS	     
SEMINOLE	     STEPHENS		 TILLMAN	     
WASHITA 	     
$$


TXC009-023-077-155-197-275-485-487-180040-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARCHER		     BAYLOR		 CLAY		     
FOARD		     HARDEMAN		 KNOX		     
WICHITA 	     WILBARGER		 
$$


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 279

VALID 172240Z - 172340Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 843

..THORNTON..05/17/25

ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 279 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

OKC005-009-011-013-015-017-019-023-027-029-031-033-039-043-045-
049-051-055-057-063-065-067-069-073-075-077-081-083-085-087-095-
099-107-109-121-123-125-127-129-133-137-141-149-172340-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATOKA		     BECKHAM		 BLAINE 	     
BRYAN		     CADDO		 CANADIAN	     
CARTER		     CHOCTAW		 CLEVELAND	     
COAL		     COMANCHE		 COTTON 	     
CUSTER		     DEWEY		 ELLIS		     
GARVIN		     GRADY		 GREER		     
HARMON		     HUGHES		 JACKSON	     
JEFFERSON	     JOHNSTON		 KINGFISHER	     
KIOWA		     LATIMER		 LINCOLN	     
LOGAN		     LOVE		 MCCLAIN	     
MARSHALL	     MURRAY		 OKFUSKEE	     
OKLAHOMA	     PITTSBURG		 PONTOTOC	     
POTTAWATOMIE	     PUSHMATAHA 	 ROGER MILLS	     
SEMINOLE	     STEPHENS		 TILLMAN	     
WASHITA 	     
$$


TXC009-023-077-155-197-275-485-487-172340-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARCHER		     BAYLOR		 CLAY		     
FOARD		     HARDEMAN		 KNOX		     
WICHITA 	     WILBARGER		 
$$


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 279

VALID 172240Z - 172340Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..BROYLES..05/17/25

ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 279 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

OKC005-009-011-013-015-017-019-023-027-029-031-033-039-043-045-
049-051-055-057-063-065-067-069-073-075-077-081-083-085-087-095-
099-107-109-121-123-125-127-129-133-137-141-149-172340-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATOKA		     BECKHAM		 BLAINE 	     
BRYAN		     CADDO		 CANADIAN	     
CARTER		     CHOCTAW		 CLEVELAND	     
COAL		     COMANCHE		 COTTON 	     
CUSTER		     DEWEY		 ELLIS		     
GARVIN		     GRADY		 GREER		     
HARMON		     HUGHES		 JACKSON	     
JEFFERSON	     JOHNSTON		 KINGFISHER	     
KIOWA		     LATIMER		 LINCOLN	     
LOGAN		     LOVE		 MCCLAIN	     
MARSHALL	     MURRAY		 OKFUSKEE	     
OKLAHOMA	     PITTSBURG		 PONTOTOC	     
POTTAWATOMIE	     PUSHMATAHA 	 ROGER MILLS	     
SEMINOLE	     STEPHENS		 TILLMAN	     
WASHITA 	     
$$


TXC009-023-077-155-197-275-485-487-172340-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARCHER		     BAYLOR		 CLAY		     
FOARD		     HARDEMAN		 KNOX		     
WICHITA 	     WILBARGER		 
$$


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 279

VALID 172140Z - 172240Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..THORNTON..05/17/25

ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 279 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

OKC005-009-011-013-015-017-019-023-027-029-031-033-039-043-045-
049-051-055-057-063-065-067-069-073-075-077-081-083-085-087-095-
099-107-109-121-123-125-127-129-133-137-141-149-172240-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATOKA		     BECKHAM		 BLAINE 	     
BRYAN		     CADDO		 CANADIAN	     
CARTER		     CHOCTAW		 CLEVELAND	     
COAL		     COMANCHE		 COTTON 	     
CUSTER		     DEWEY		 ELLIS		     
GARVIN		     GRADY		 GREER		     
HARMON		     HUGHES		 JACKSON	     
JEFFERSON	     JOHNSTON		 KINGFISHER	     
KIOWA		     LATIMER		 LINCOLN	     
LOGAN		     LOVE		 MCCLAIN	     
MARSHALL	     MURRAY		 OKFUSKEE	     
OKLAHOMA	     PITTSBURG		 PONTOTOC	     
POTTAWATOMIE	     PUSHMATAHA 	 ROGER MILLS	     
SEMINOLE	     STEPHENS		 TILLMAN	     
WASHITA 	     
$$


TXC009-023-077-155-197-275-485-487-172240-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARCHER		     BAYLOR		 CLAY		     
FOARD		     HARDEMAN		 KNOX		     
WICHITA 	     WILBARGER		 
$$


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 279

VALID 172050Z - 172140Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..MOORE..05/17/25

ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 279 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

OKC005-009-011-013-015-017-019-023-027-029-031-033-039-043-045-
049-051-055-057-063-065-067-069-073-075-077-081-083-085-087-095-
099-107-109-121-123-125-127-129-133-137-141-149-172140-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATOKA		     BECKHAM		 BLAINE 	     
BRYAN		     CADDO		 CANADIAN	     
CARTER		     CHOCTAW		 CLEVELAND	     
COAL		     COMANCHE		 COTTON 	     
CUSTER		     DEWEY		 ELLIS		     
GARVIN		     GRADY		 GREER		     
HARMON		     HUGHES		 JACKSON	     
JEFFERSON	     JOHNSTON		 KINGFISHER	     
KIOWA		     LATIMER		 LINCOLN	     
LOGAN		     LOVE		 MCCLAIN	     
MARSHALL	     MURRAY		 OKFUSKEE	     
OKLAHOMA	     PITTSBURG		 PONTOTOC	     
POTTAWATOMIE	     PUSHMATAHA 	 ROGER MILLS	     
SEMINOLE	     STEPHENS		 TILLMAN	     
WASHITA 	     
$$


TXC009-023-077-155-197-275-485-487-172140-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARCHER		     BAYLOR		 CLAY		     
FOARD		     HARDEMAN		 KNOX		     
WICHITA 	     WILBARGER		 
$$


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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