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Tornado Watch 159
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Apr 29, 2022, 5:00 PM CDT for 28 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2022, 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2022, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 5 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 65 kt
All 28 counties
Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Creek County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, McClain County, OK, Noble County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 60%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 50%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 50%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 30%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 60%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 60%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 90%
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cleveland, Creek, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Lincoln and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche and 17 more | 59 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.