WW 374 TORNADO OK TX 021950Z – 030400Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 374
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
250 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Oklahoma Panhandle
West and Northwest Texas
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 250 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include…
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
SUMMARY…Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast to rapidly
develop this afternoon. Supercells capable of large to very large
hail (2 to 3 inches in diameter) and a tornado risk will be the
primary hazards through the early evening. The tornado threat will
likely focus in the vicinity of a modifying outflow boundary draped
across parts of the Watch area. Additional storm development into a
thunderstorm cluster is possible this evening. Severe gusts and
hail will likely become the primary severe threats by late evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 20 miles north of Guymon OK to 45 miles
south southeast of Lubbock TX. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 372…WW 373…
AVIATION…Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 27015.
…Smith
