Tornado Watch 199

Issued

May 23, 2015, 6:53 PM CDT (23:53 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2015, 4:00 AM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

20%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

5%

Ten or more severe hail reports

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• 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 733May 23, 10:49 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 738May 24, 3:16 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 232350
SEL9  
SPC WW 232350
OKZ000-240900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 199
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
650 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  EASTERN OKLAHOMA

* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 650 PM
  UNTIL 400 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH A POTENTIAL FOR
TORNADOES...AND A LINE OF STORMS WITH A RISK FOR LOCALLY DAMAGING
WIND AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO...WILL AFFECT EASTERN OKLAHOMA LATER
THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
BARTLESVILLE OKLAHOMA TO 45 MILES EAST OF DURANT OKLAHOMA.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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...WW 197...WW 198...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22035.


...CORFIDI

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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.