Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 145

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 145
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   925 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Western and Central Oklahoma
     Western North Texas

   * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 925 PM
     until 400 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Storms to the north of southwest/northeast-oriented
   boundary across the region will pose mainly a large hail risk along
   with the potential for localized severe-wind gusts.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
   statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest
   of Altus OK to 15 miles northeast of Chandler 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 143...WW 144...

   AVIATION...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

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

   SAW5 
   WW 145 SEVERE TSTM OK TX 190225Z - 190900Z
   AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   45WSW LTS/ALTUS OK/ - 15NE CQB/CHANDLER OK/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM N/S /14E CDS - 45WSW TUL/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23030.

   LAT...LON 34980000 36459663 35299663 33820000

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU5.

Watch 145 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 145

VALID 190540Z - 190640Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..BROYLES..04/19/25

ATTN...WFO...OUN...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 145 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

OKC015-017-027-051-055-057-065-075-081-083-087-109-119-149-
190640-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CADDO		     CANADIAN		 CLEVELAND	     
GRADY		     GREER		 HARMON 	     
JACKSON 	     KIOWA		 LINCOLN	     
LOGAN		     MCCLAIN		 OKLAHOMA	     
PAYNE		     WASHITA		 
$$


TXC155-197-190640-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

FOARD		     HARDEMAN		 
$$


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 145

VALID 190320Z - 190440Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..BENTLEY..04/19/25

ATTN...WFO...OUN...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 145 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

OKC015-017-027-051-055-057-065-075-081-083-087-109-119-149-
190440-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CADDO		     CANADIAN		 CLEVELAND	     
GRADY		     GREER		 HARMON 	     
JACKSON 	     KIOWA		 LINCOLN	     
LOGAN		     MCCLAIN		 OKLAHOMA	     
PAYNE		     WASHITA		 
$$


TXC155-197-190440-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

FOARD		     HARDEMAN		 
$$


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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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.