WW 185 TORNADO OK TX 041955Z – 050200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 185
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
255 PM CDT Thu May 4 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest and south central Oklahoma
Northwest into north central Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...A couple of supercells are expected to develop this
afternoon and move eastward near the Red River through this evening.
The storm environment will favor large hail of 2 to 2.5 inches in
diameter as the primary threat, though a couple of tornadoes will
also be possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles south of Childress TX to 25
miles south of Ardmore OK. For a complete depiction of the watch see
the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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.
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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 27025.
...Thompson
