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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 194
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
615 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern Oklahoma
North Texas
* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 615 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 80 mph possible
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of storms including some embedded/semi-discrete
supercells will continue to focus along a boundary, moving generally
east-northeastward across the region this evening. This will likely
have an increasing tornado risk this evening, with a continued large
hail risk, and increasing damaging winds as potential MCS
development occurs later this evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles north northeast of Sherman
TX to 115 miles west southwest of Wichita Falls TX. 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 189...WW 190...WW
191...WW 192...WW 193...
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 550. Mean
storm motion vector 23030.
...Guyer
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 194
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
615 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern Oklahoma
North Texas
* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 615 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 80 mph possible
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of storms including some embedded/semi-discrete
supercells will continue to focus along a boundary, moving generally
east-northeastward across the region this evening. This will likely
have an increasing tornado risk this evening, with a continued large
hail risk, and increasing damaging winds as potential MCS
development occurs later this evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles north northeast of Sherman
TX to 115 miles west southwest of Wichita Falls TX. 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 189...WW 190...WW
191...WW 192...WW 193...
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 550. 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 194 TORNADO OK TX 292315Z - 300600Z
AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30NNE GYI/SHERMAN TX/ - 115WSW SPS/WICHITA FALLS TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM N/S /35E ADM - 56NNW ABI/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23030.
LAT...LON 33479647 32660034 33970034 34779647
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 194 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 194
VALID 300240Z - 300340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 613
..WEINMAN..04/30/25
ATTN...WFO...OUN...FWD...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 194
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC019-033-049-067-069-085-095-099-123-137-300340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CARTER COTTON GARVIN
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON LOVE
MARSHALL MURRAY PONTOTOC
STEPHENS
$$
TXC009-023-077-097-151-181-207-237-253-275-337-417-447-485-487-
497-503-300340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
COOKE FISHER GRAYSON
HASKELL JACK JONES
KNOX MONTAGUE SHACKELFORD
THROCKMORTON WICHITA WILBARGER
WISE YOUNG
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 194
VALID 300035Z - 300140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WEINMAN..04/30/25
ATTN...WFO...OUN...FWD...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 194
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC019-033-049-067-069-085-095-099-123-137-300140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CARTER COTTON GARVIN
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON LOVE
MARSHALL MURRAY PONTOTOC
STEPHENS
$$
TXC009-023-077-097-151-181-207-237-253-275-337-417-447-485-487-
497-503-300140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY
COOKE FISHER GRAYSON
HASKELL JACK JONES
KNOX MONTAGUE SHACKELFORD
THROCKMORTON WICHITA WILBARGER
WISE YOUNG
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Mod (30%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Mod (50%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (50%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (90%)
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.
