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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 319
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
915 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western Oklahoma
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 915 PM
until 400 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...A few supercells capable of all severe hazards, including
tornadoes and very large hail, are possible across western OK this
evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles west northwest of Clinton OK
to 10 miles south of Chickasha OK. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and 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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 27035.
...Mosier
SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 319
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
915 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western Oklahoma
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 915 PM
until 400 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...A few supercells capable of all severe hazards, including
tornadoes and very large hail, are possible across western OK this
evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles west northwest of Clinton OK
to 10 miles south of Chickasha OK. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and 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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 27035.
...Mosier
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 319 TORNADO OK 250215Z - 250900Z
AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30WNW CSM/CLINTON OK/ - 10S CHK/CHICKASHA OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM N/S /52S MMB - 30SW OKC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
LAT...LON 36079969 35539797 34389797 34919969
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 319 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 319
VALID 250320Z - 250440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..05/25/25
ATTN...WFO...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 319
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC009-011-015-017-031-039-043-051-055-075-129-137-149-250440-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BECKHAM BLAINE CADDO
CANADIAN COMANCHE CUSTER
DEWEY GRADY GREER
KIOWA ROGER MILLS STEPHENS
WASHITA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (20%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (60%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (>95%)
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.
