Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 353
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 353
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
155 PM CDT Mon Jun 2 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texas Panhandle and South Plains
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 155 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 85
mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast to
develop and evolve into a couple of thunderstorm clusters this
afternoon and spread northeastward through the early evening.
Severe gusts (60-85 mph) will be the primary hazard with the
stronger storms and their associated convective outflow. Large hail
may also accompany the stronger thunderstorm cores.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles north of Guymon
OK to 50 miles south southeast of Lubbock TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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.
&&
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 75 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
23030.
...Smith
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 353 SEVERE TSTM OK TX 021855Z - 030200Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
20N GUY/GUYMON OK/ - 50SSE LBB/LUBBOCK TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /26W LBL - 47SSE LBB/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..75 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23030.
LAT...LON 36960005 32990011 32990287 36960295
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 353 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 353
VALID 030055Z - 030140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NNE TCC
TO 10 WNW BGD TO 20 ENE BGD TO 65 W AVK.
..DEAN..06/03/25
ATTN...WFO...AMA...LUB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 353
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC011-017-045-065-069-075-079-087-101-107-117-125-129-153-169-
179-189-191-211-219-279-295-303-305-345-359-369-375-381-393-437-
445-483-501-030140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARMSTRONG BAILEY BRISCOE
CARSON CASTRO CHILDRESS
COCHRAN COLLINGSWORTH COTTLE
CROSBY DEAF SMITH DICKENS
DONLEY FLOYD GARZA
GRAY HALE HALL
HEMPHILL HOCKLEY LAMB
LIPSCOMB LUBBOCK LYNN
MOTLEY OLDHAM PARMER
POTTER RANDALL ROBERTS
SWISHER TERRY WHEELER
YOAKUM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 353
VALID 022055Z - 022140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1078
..MOORE..06/02/25
ATTN...WFO...AMA...LUB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 353
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC007-025-139-022140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAVER CIMARRON TEXAS
$$
TXC011-017-045-065-069-075-079-087-101-107-111-117-125-129-153-
169-179-189-191-195-205-211-219-233-279-295-303-305-341-345-357-
359-369-375-381-393-421-437-445-483-501-022140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARMSTRONG BAILEY BRISCOE
CARSON CASTRO CHILDRESS
COCHRAN COLLINGSWORTH COTTLE
CROSBY DALLAM DEAF SMITH
DICKENS DONLEY FLOYD
GARZA GRAY HALE
HALL HANSFORD HARTLEY
HEMPHILL HOCKLEY HUTCHINSON
LAMB LIPSCOMB LUBBOCK
LYNN MOORE MOTLEY
OCHILTREE OLDHAM PARMER
POTTER RANDALL ROBERTS
SHERMAN SWISHER TERRY
WHEELER YOAKUM
$$
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 (<2%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
High (70%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Mod (60%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Low (20%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Low (20%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (90%)
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.