Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 260 (2024)

by John Hart

Hazard	Tornadoes	EF2+ Tornadoes	Severe Wind	65 kt+ Wind	Severe Hail	2"+ Hail
Likelihood	Moderate	Low	High	High	High	High

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 260
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
235 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Western and Central Kansas
  Northwestern Oklahoma
  Northeastern Texas Panhandle

* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 235 PM until
  1000 PM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

* Primary threats include...
  Widespread damaging winds expected with scattered significant
    gusts to 90 mph likely
  Widespread large hail expected with scattered very large hail
    events to 4 inches in diameter likely
  A few tornadoes possible

SUMMARY...Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected to develop and
track rapidly eastward across the watch area through the afternoon
evening.  Supercells capable of giant hail, damaging winds, and
isolated tornadoes will be the main threat early.  Storms will
organize into multiple fast-moving bowing lines through the evening
with a risk of widespread damaging winds.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 135
statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles southwest of
Alva OK to 45 miles northwest of Russell KS. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 258...WW 259...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 80 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24035.

...Hart