SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 685

WW 685 SEVERE TSTM OK TX 142020Z – 150400Z URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 685 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 320 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southwest Oklahoma West and Northwest Texas * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 320 PM until 1100 PM 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 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY…Strong to severe thunderstorms including some supercells will continue to develop regionally, with bowing segments evolving into this evening across the Texas Low Rolling Plains, western North Texas, and southern Oklahoma. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 70 miles south of Midland TX to 30 miles northwest of Fort Sill OK. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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. && AVIATION…A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 24025. …Guyer Read more

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