05/15/2013 07:04 PM EDT
WW 161 TORNADO OK TX 152300Z - 160600Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 161 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
600 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS
ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 600 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE NUMEROUS LARGE HAIL EVENTS EXPECTED
WITH SEVERAL VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WITH A FEW SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH POSSIBLE THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARDMORE OKLAHOMA
TO 60 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BROWNWOOD TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION
OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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 160...
DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN STRENGTH ALONG SSW-NNE
CONFLUENCE AXIS ATTM EXTENDING FROM NEAR WICHITA FALLS TX TO W OF
BROWNWOOD TX. ACTIVITY WILL BE FOSTERED BOTH BY CONTINUED SFC H
EATING AND BY ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH UPR IMPULSE NOW MOVING ESE ACROSS W TX.
AREA VWP DATA SHOW AMPLE DEEP SHEAR/VEERING WIND PROFILES FOR SUPERCELLS.
IN ADDITION..MOIST...15-20 KT S TO SSELY SFC FLOW AHEAD OF CONFLUENCE
AXIS WILL MAINTAIN RISK FOR LOW-LVL MESOS WITH ANY SUSTAINED UPDRAFTS.
THE STORMS MAY EVOLVE INTO A BROKEN SQLN WITH EMBEDDED LEWPS CONTINUING TO
POSE A RISK FOR SVR HAIL/WIND AND ISOLD TORNADOES THROUGH LATE TNGT.
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 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27020.Read more
05/15/2013 07:04 PM EDT
05/15/2013 06:28 PM EDT
WW 0160 Status Updates
STATUS REPORT ON WW 160 THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS
THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA. ..ROGERS..05/15/13
ATTN...WFO...OUN...SJT...LUB...FWD...
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 160 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS OKC005-013-019-029-033-049-067-069-085-095-099-123-137-141- 152340-
OK . OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN CARTER COAL
COTTON GARVIN JEFFERSON JOHNSTON
LOVE MARSHALL MURRAY PONTOTOC
STEPHENS TILLMAN
TXC009-023-049-059-075-077-081-083-085-093-097-101-113-121-125-
133-143-147-151-155-169-181-197-207-221-231-237-253-263-269-275-
337-345-353-363-367-397-399-417-429-433-439-441-447-485-487-497-
503-152340- TX . TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR BROWN CALLAHAN
CHILDRESS CLAY COKE COLEMAN
COLLIN COMANCHE COOKE COTTLE
DALLAS DENTON DICKENSRead more
