Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 426
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 426
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
420 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
North-Central and Northeast Oklahoma
* Effective this Tuesday morning from 420 AM until 1000 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 80 mph possible
SUMMARY...A small but intense bowing cluster of thunderstorms will
move quickly southeastward this morning while posing a threat for
mainly severe/damaging winds. Peak gusts may reach up to 70-80 mph
before the cluster eventually weakens with southward extent into
Oklahoma.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles west northwest
of Enid OK to 25 miles northeast of Tulsa OK. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 425...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
31040.
...Gleason
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
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WW 426 SEVERE TSTM OK 170920Z - 171500Z
AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
10WNW END/ENID OK/ - 25NE TUL/TULSA OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM N/S /9WNW END - 19NE TUL/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 31040.
LAT...LON 36989809 37039556 35889556 35839809
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 426 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 426
VALID 171135Z - 171240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..06/17/25
ATTN...WFO...TSA...OUN...
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STATUS REPORT FOR WS 426
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC037-047-053-071-073-081-083-103-105-113-117-119-131-143-145-
147-171240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CREEK GARFIELD GRANT
KAY KINGFISHER LINCOLN
LOGAN NOBLE NOWATA
OSAGE PAWNEE PAYNE
ROGERS TULSA WAGONER
WASHINGTON
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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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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (<2%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Mod (40%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Low (10%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Low (<5%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (70%)
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.