WW 202 SEVERE TSTM KS OK TX 142045Z - 150300Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 202 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 345 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southwest and Central Kansas Western Oklahoma West Texas and Panhandle * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until 1000 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible SUMMARY...Within a hot/well-mixed environment, high-based thunderstorms will continue to intensify and progress eastward through late afternoon and early evening. Severe-caliber wind gusts may occur, along with some hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles west northwest of Russell KS to 55 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 27025. ...Guyer Read more

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