SPC Tornado Watch 194

WW 194 TORNADO OK TX 292315Z – 300600Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 194
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
615 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southern Oklahoma
  North Texas

* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 615 PM
  until 100 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 80 mph possible
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Clusters of storms including some embedded/semi-discrete
supercells will continue to focus along a boundary, moving generally
east-northeastward across the region this evening. This will likely
have an increasing tornado risk this evening, with a continued large
hail risk, and increasing damaging winds as potential MCS
development occurs later this evening.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles north northeast of Sherman
TX to 115 miles west southwest of Wichita Falls 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 189...WW 190...WW
191...WW 192...WW 193...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 23030.

...Guyer

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