Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 174

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   SEL4

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 174
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1000 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Texas Panhandle and South Plains

   * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 1000 PM
     until 400 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Clusters of storms will continue through late evening into
   the overnight, with some additional organization possible,
   potentially including Mesoscale Convective System development.
   Periodic large hail will remain possible along with locally damaging
   winds as the primary hazards into the overnight, as storms progress
   generally eastward.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles north and south of a line from 75 miles west of
   Plainview TX to 20 miles southeast of Childress TX. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

   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 172...WW 173...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   28025.

   ...Guyer

   SEL4

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 174
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1000 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Texas Panhandle and South Plains

   * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 1000 PM
     until 400 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Clusters of storms will continue through late evening into
   the overnight, with some additional organization possible,
   potentially including Mesoscale Convective System development.
   Periodic large hail will remain possible along with locally damaging
   winds as the primary hazards into the overnight, as storms progress
   generally eastward.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles north and south of a line from 75 miles west of
   Plainview TX to 20 miles southeast of Childress TX. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

   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 172...WW 173...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   28025.

   ...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 174 SEVERE TSTM TX 260300Z - 260900Z
   AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   75W PVW/PLAINVIEW TX/ - 20SE CDS/CHILDRESS TX/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /22SSW TXO - 15SE CDS/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28025.

   LAT...LON 35030303 35090003 33360003 33290303

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

Watch 174 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

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Tornadoes

Wind

Hail

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

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.