SPC Tornado Watch 319

WW 319 TORNADO OK 250215Z – 250900Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 319
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
915 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Western Oklahoma

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 915 PM
  until 400 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

SUMMARY...A few supercells capable of all severe hazards, including
tornadoes and very large hail, are possible across western OK this
evening.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles west northwest of Clinton OK
to 10 miles south of Chickasha OK. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 27035.

...Mosier

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