Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 144

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 144
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   915 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Southern Oklahoma
     Western North Texas

   * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 915 PM
     until 400 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible
     Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
       to 2 inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

   SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to develop
   through mid/late evening. Large hail and damaging winds can be
   expected along with some tornado potential with storms near/south of
   a boundary across the region.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 80 miles west southwest of Wichita
   Falls TX to 70 miles north northeast of Durant OK. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

   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 143...

   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 23030.

   ...Guyer

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW4 
   WW 144 TORNADO OK TX 190215Z - 190900Z
   AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   80WSW SPS/WICHITA FALLS TX/ - 70NNE DUA/DURANT OK/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /57SSE CDS - 8WNW MLC/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23030.

   LAT...LON 34469978 35839593 33939593 32589978

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU4.

Watch 144 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 144

VALID 190320Z - 190440Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..BENTLEY..04/19/25

ATTN...WFO...OUN...FWD...SJT...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 144 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

OKC005-019-029-031-033-049-063-067-069-085-095-099-123-125-133-
137-141-190440-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATOKA		     CARTER		 COAL		     
COMANCHE	     COTTON		 GARVIN 	     
HUGHES		     JEFFERSON		 JOHNSTON	     
LOVE		     MARSHALL		 MURRAY 	     
PONTOTOC	     POTTAWATOMIE	 SEMINOLE	     
STEPHENS	     TILLMAN		 
$$


TXC009-023-077-097-207-237-275-337-363-417-429-447-485-487-503-
190440-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARCHER		     BAYLOR		 CLAY		     
COOKE		     HASKELL		 JACK		     
KNOX		     MONTAGUE		 PALO PINTO	     
SHACKELFORD	     STEPHENS		 THROCKMORTON	     
WICHITA 	     WILBARGER		 YOUNG		     
$$


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.
$$