Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 345
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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 345
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
555 PM CDT Wed May 28 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
South Central Kansas
Northwest Oklahoma
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning from
555 PM until 100 AM 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 over western Kansas will build southeastward
through the evening, posing a risk of large hail and perhaps a
tornado. Storms may eventually organize into a line, increasing the
risk of locally damaging wind gusts as well.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles east northeast
of Dodge City KS to 65 miles southwest of Enid 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 341...WW 342...WW
343...WW 344...
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
28025.
...Hart
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 345
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
555 PM CDT Wed May 28 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
South Central Kansas
Northwest Oklahoma
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning from
555 PM until 100 AM 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 over western Kansas will build southeastward
through the evening, posing a risk of large hail and perhaps a
tornado. Storms may eventually organize into a line, increasing the
risk of locally damaging wind gusts as well.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles east northeast
of Dodge City KS to 65 miles southwest of Enid 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 341...WW 342...WW
343...WW 344...
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
28025.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 345 SEVERE TSTM KS OK 282255Z - 290600Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
45ENE DDC/DODGE CITY KS/ - 65SW END/ENID OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /72E GCK - 56SW END/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28025.
LAT...LON 38009810 35689767 35689981 38000031
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 345 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 345
VALID 290135Z - 290240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 WSW DDC
TO 40 ENE DDC.
..GRAMS..05/29/25
ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 345
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC007-025-033-047-057-077-095-097-151-290240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBER CLARK COMANCHE
EDWARDS FORD HARPER
KINGMAN KIOWA PRATT
$$
OKC003-011-043-045-047-053-059-073-093-151-153-290240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA BLAINE DEWEY
ELLIS GARFIELD GRANT
HARPER KINGFISHER MAJOR
WOODS WOODWARD
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 345
VALID 290030Z - 290140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1031.
..GRAMS..05/29/25
ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...OUN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 345
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC007-025-033-047-057-077-083-095-097-151-290140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBER CLARK COMANCHE
EDWARDS FORD HARPER
HODGEMAN KINGMAN KIOWA
PRATT
$$
OKC003-011-043-045-047-053-059-073-093-151-153-290140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA BLAINE DEWEY
ELLIS GARFIELD GRANT
HARPER KINGFISHER MAJOR
WOODS WOODWARD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (5%)
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.
