The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 12 AM. This is a rather large watch that includes much of the Texas Panhandle, Northwest Texas, and even western portions of North Texas. Dalhart, Amarillo, Silverton, Quanah, Aspermont, Breckenridge, and Wichita Falls are a few of many cities included in this watch. Be sure to see the graphic for a more complete list of cities since this is a rather large watch. Thunderstorms are beginning to develop along a dryline from just east of Amarillo south to around Spur and Snyder. Additional isolated storms may develop even further south, with a severe storm moving into Mexico near Sanderson. The strongest storms will likely produce hail up to the size of tennis balls and damaging winds over 70 MPH. Later this evening, a complex of thunderstorms may impact portions of the Texas Panhandle from areas to the north. This complex would be capable of producing more widespread damaging straight-line winds over 75 MPH along with marginally severe hail. This complex would be later this evening into the overnight hours and could impact portions of the Panhandle before it moves into Oklahoma.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 277
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
540 PM CDT TUE JUN 4 2013
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN OKLAHOMA
NORTHWEST TEXAS
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 540 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…
SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WITH A FEW SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
MPH POSSIBLE
SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO
2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES EAST
NORTHEAST OF GUYMON OKLAHOMA TO 50 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
MINERAL WELLS TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE
THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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.
TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER ARMSTRONG BAYLOR
BRISCOE CARSON CHILDRESS
CLAY COLLINGSWORTH COTTLE
DALLAM DEAF SMITH DONLEY
FISHER FOARD GRAY
HALL HANSFORD HARDEMAN
HARTLEY HASKELL HEMPHILL
HUTCHINSON JACK JONES
KING KNOX LIPSCOMB
MOORE MOTLEY OCHILTREE
OLDHAM PALO PINTO POTTER
RANDALL ROBERTS SHACKELFORD
SHERMAN STEPHENS STONEWALL
THROCKMORTON WHEELER WICHITA
WILBARGER YOUNG
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