Tornado Watch 197

Issued

May 23, 2015, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2015, 2:00 AM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

5%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 725May 23, 3:44 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 726May 23, 5:04 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 729May 23, 6:37 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 731May 23, 8:57 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 734May 23, 11:32 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 232226
SEL7  
SPC WW 232226
OKZ000-TXZ000-240700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 197
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
  WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 525
  PM UNTIL 200 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING A FEW SUPERCELLS WITH A RISK FOR
TORNADOES AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND...EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF
SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...AND ADJACENT
NORTH TEXAS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.  OTHER STORMS WITH A RISK FOR
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND...AND PERHAPS AN ISOLATED TORNADO
EXPECTED OVER THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH OF DURANT
OKLAHOMA TO 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF LUBBOCK TEXAS.  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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 194...WW 195...WW 196...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 21025.


...CORFIDI

Tornado Watches in Texas, 2015Tornado Watches in Oklahoma, 2015Every tornado watch in 2015

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.