April 27, 2025

Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 171

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 171
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1055 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

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

   * Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 1055 PM
     until 400 AM CDT.

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

   SUMMARY...Clusters of strong/severe storms including a few
   supercells should continue to develop southeastward regionally late
   tonight, although overall storm intensity should gradually diminish
   overnight.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
   statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles south of
   Borger TX to 40 miles southeast of Enid OK. For a complete depiction
   of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU1).

   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 167...WW 169...WW 170...

   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
   29025.

   ...Guyer

2025-04-25 03:55:03