Note:
The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is
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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 68
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
750 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern/Northeastern Oklahoma
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 750 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
mph possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to develop across the region as
a cold front moves eastward through central OK. Environmental
conditions support the development of strong to severe
thunderstorms, including the potential for a few supercells. All
severe hazards are possible, including very large hail, strong wind
gusts over 70 mph, and tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 20 miles west southwest of Ardmore OK
to 15 miles east northeast of Bartlesville OK. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 67...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Mosier
SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 68
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
750 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern/Northeastern Oklahoma
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 750 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
mph possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to develop across the region as
a cold front moves eastward through central OK. Environmental
conditions support the development of strong to severe
thunderstorms, including the potential for a few supercells. All
severe hazards are possible, including very large hail, strong wind
gusts over 70 mph, and tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 20 miles west southwest of Ardmore OK
to 15 miles east northeast of Bartlesville OK. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 67...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Mosier
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 68 TORNADO OK 300050Z - 300600Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
20WSW ADM/ARDMORE OK/ - 15ENE BVO/BARTLESVILLE OK/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM E/W /9WSW ADM - 33WSW OSW/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 34169866 36849713 36849441 34169603
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 68 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 68
VALID 300145Z - 300240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..03/30/25
ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 68
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC005-011-013-015-017-019-021-027-029-031-033-035-037-041-047-
049-051-063-067-069-071-073-081-083-085-087-091-093-095-097-099-
101-103-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-131-133-137-
143-145-147-300240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BLAINE BRYAN
CADDO CANADIAN CARTER
CHEROKEE CLEVELAND COAL
COMANCHE COTTON CRAIG
CREEK DELAWARE GARFIELD
GARVIN GRADY HUGHES
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KAY
KINGFISHER LINCOLN LOGAN
LOVE MCCLAIN MCINTOSH
MAJOR MARSHALL MAYES
MURRAY MUSKOGEE NOBLE
NOWATA OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA
OKMULGEE OSAGE OTTAWA
PAWNEE PAYNE PITTSBURG
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE ROGERS
SEMINOLE STEPHENS TULSA
WAGONER WASHINGTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (20%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Mod (30%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (40%)
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.
