WW 451 SEVERE TSTM OK 060455Z – 061300Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 451 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1155 PM CDT Wed Jul 5 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northwest and North-Central Oklahoma * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1155 PM until 800 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Multiple rounds of storms will spread east-southeastward into northwest/north-central Oklahoma overnight, potentially culminating in a well-organized convective line with an increased wind damage potential. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles north and south of a line from 80 miles west southwest of Alva OK to 30 miles east 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 449...WW 450... 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 550. Mean storm motion vector 30035. ...Guyer
