Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 315

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   SEL5

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 315
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   230 AM CDT Sat May 24 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Far Western Arkansas
     Central and Eastern Oklahoma

   * Effective this Saturday morning from 230 AM until 1000 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Mainly elevated supercells should continue to pose a
   threat for isolated severe hail this morning. A cluster of
   thunderstorms in south-central Kansas should spread southeastward
   across parts of central and eastern OK over the next several hours.
   This activity may pose some threat for scattered severe/damaging
   winds, with peak gusts potentially reaching up to 60-70 mph.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 115
   statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles northeast of
   Ponca City OK to 30 miles south southwest of Mcalester OK. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

   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 314...

   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
   31035.

   ...Gleason

   SEL5

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 315
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   230 AM CDT Sat May 24 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Far Western Arkansas
     Central and Eastern Oklahoma

   * Effective this Saturday morning from 230 AM until 1000 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Mainly elevated supercells should continue to pose a
   threat for isolated severe hail this morning. A cluster of
   thunderstorms in south-central Kansas should spread southeastward
   across parts of central and eastern OK over the next several hours.
   This activity may pose some threat for scattered severe/damaging
   winds, with peak gusts potentially reaching up to 60-70 mph.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 115
   statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles northeast of
   Ponca City OK to 30 miles south southwest of Mcalester OK. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

   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 314...

   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
   31035.

   ...Gleason

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW5 
   WW 315 SEVERE TSTM AR OK 240730Z - 241500Z
   AXIS..115 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   20NE PNC/PONCA CITY OK/ - 30SSW MLC/MCALESTER OK/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 100NM E/W /61SE ICT - 24SSW MLC/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 31035.

   LAT...LON 36919476 34469396 34469800 36919893

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU5.

Watch 315 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

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Wind

Hail

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

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(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.