LOCATIONS
Northern Oklahoma
EFFECTIVE
This Friday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until 1000 PM CDT.
THREATS
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter likely, Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely, A tornado or two possible
SITUATION
Thunderstorms have begun to develop in a warm/humid and
unstable air mass. This activity will track slowly eastward through
early evening, posing a risk of locally damaging wind gusts and
large hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles southwest of
Alva OK to 60 miles east southeast of Ponca City OK. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
PRECAUTIONS
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.
