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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0194 for Western Oklahoma and the Eastern Oklahoma Panhandle, The Eastern Texas Panhandle and Western North Texas

Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0194

Locations Affected

Western Oklahoma and the Eastern Oklahoma Panhandle

The Eastern Texas Panhandle and Western North Texas

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

Widely scattered supercells are expected to develop this afternoon and early evening. Large to very large hail (up to 1.5 to 2.5 inches in diameter) should be the main threat with these supercells as they move east-southeastward into western Oklahoma and western north Texas through the evening. Occasional severe/damaging winds may also occur.

Severe Weather Threats

Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 194
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
355 PM CDT Sat May 9 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Western Oklahoma and the Eastern Oklahoma Panhandle
  The Eastern Texas Panhandle and Western North Texas

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 355 PM until
  1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Widely scattered supercells are expected to develop this
afternoon and early evening. Large to very large hail (up to 1.5 to
2.5 inches in diameter) should be the main threat with these
supercells as they move east-southeastward into western Oklahoma and
western north Texas through the evening. Occasional severe/damaging
winds may also occur.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles west northwest
of Alva OK to 55 miles west southwest of Wichita Falls TX. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
29025.

...Gleason

National Risk Overview

Saturday, May 9: TORNADO: 2%; HAIL: 15%; WIND: 15%
Sunday, May 10: TORNADO: 2%; HAIL: 30%; WIND: 30%
Monday, May 11: ANY SEVERE: 5%
Tuesday, May 12: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Wednesday, May 13: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Thursday, May 14: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Friday, May 15: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Saturday, May 16: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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