SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 683

WW 683 SEVERE TSTM OK TX 132150Z – 140500Z URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 683 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 450 PM CDT Tue Oct 13 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western Oklahoma The Eastern Texas Panhandle into Northwest Texas * Effective this Tuesday afternoon from 450 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include… Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY…Supercell thunderstorms should pose a threat for large to very large hail up to 1.5-2.5 inches in diameter this evening as they track northeastward. Scattered severe/damaging winds may occur with any clusters that develop. A tornado or two also appears possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Alva OK to 50 miles south southeast of Lubbock TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 682… AVIATION…A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25030. …Gleason Read more

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