Severe Thunderstorm Watch 201

Issued

May 24, 2021, 3:57 PM CDT (20:57 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

20%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

2%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 722 Severe potential...watch possibleMay 24, 3:07 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 726 Severe thunderstorm watch 201May 24, 6:44 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 729 Severe thunderstorm watch 201May 24, 8:56 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 201
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
350 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Oklahoma Panhandle
  West Texas

* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 350 PM until
  1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop late this
afternoon and move east with a risk for damaging wind gusts and
large hail. Thunderstorm coverage will likely increase into the
evening hours with a continued threat for damaging winds, and also
instances of large hail.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles west northwest
of Guymon OK to 95 miles south of Lubbock TX. 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 200...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27020.

...Bunting

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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.