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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0242 for The western and central Oklahoma Panhandle, The Texas Panhandle and South Plains

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0242

Locations Affected

The western and central Oklahoma Panhandle

The Texas Panhandle and South Plains

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

Storms forming in New Mexico will spread east-southeastward into the Texas Panhandle through late evening with potential to grow into one or more clusters with severe outflow gusts (60-70 mph) and isolated large hail (1-1.5 inches in diameter).

Severe Weather Threats

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 242
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
505 PM CDT Sat May 23 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  The western and central Oklahoma Panhandle
  The Texas Panhandle and South Plains

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 505 PM until
  1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Storms forming in New Mexico will spread
east-southeastward into the Texas Panhandle through late evening
with potential to grow into one or more clusters with severe outflow
gusts (60-70 mph) and isolated large hail (1-1.5 inches in
diameter).

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles northwest of
Guymon OK to 10 miles south southeast of Lubbock TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 241...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
29020.

...Thompson

National Risk Overview

Saturday, May 23: TORNADO: 2%; HAIL: 15%; WIND: 15%
Sunday, May 24: TORNADO: low; HAIL: 5%; WIND: 5%
Monday, May 25: ANY SEVERE: low
Tuesday, May 26: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Wednesday, May 27: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Thursday, May 28: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Friday, May 29: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Saturday, May 30: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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