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- EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0685 for Southwest Oklahoma, West and Northwest Texas
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- 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
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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0685
Locations Affected
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 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.
Severe Weather Threats
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details
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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.
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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
National Risk Overview
- Thursday, October 15
- TORNADO: 2%
- HAIL: low
- WIND: 5%
- Friday, October 16
- TORNADO: 2%
- HAIL: low
- WIND: 15%
- Saturday, October 17
- ANY SEVERE: low
- Sunday, October 18
- ANY SEVERE: potential too low
- Monday, October 19
- ANY SEVERE: potential too low
- Tuesday, October 20
- ANY SEVERE: potential too low
- Wednesday, October 21
- ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
- Thursday, October 22
- ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
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