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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 137

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

510 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Central Oklahoma



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 510 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are beginning to develop in north-central

Oklahoma along a dryline/cold front.  Other isolated storms may

develop this evening farther south along the dryline into southwest

Oklahoma.  Supercells capable of very large hail and a few tornadoes

are possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

east and west of a line from 20 miles north of Ponca City OK to 25

miles east of Fort Sill OK. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for

tornadoes and 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 134...WW 135...WW 136...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 25030.



...Hart