WW 307 TORNADO OK TX 151930Z – 160300Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 307
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
230 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western, southern and central Oklahoma and the eastern Oklahoma
Panhandle
The eastern Texas Panhandle and northwest Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 230 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 5
inches in diameter expected
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 90
mph likely
SUMMARY...Intense supercell development is expected this afternoon
from the eastern Texas Panhandle into western Oklahoma and northwest
Texas, and storms will spread eastward through late evening. The
initial, more discrete supercells will be capable of producing giant
hail (4-5 inches in diameter) and a few tornadoes. Upscale growth
into a cluster or two is possible this evening, with an increasing
threat for intense outflow winds of 80-90 mph.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 70 miles east northeast of Guymon OK to
40 miles southeast of Wichita Falls TX. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).
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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 302...WW 303...WW
304...WW 305...WW 306...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 80 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 650. Mean
storm motion vector 27025.
...Thompson
