SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 329

WW 329 SEVERE TSTM KS OK TX 132220Z - 140500Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 329 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 520 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southwest into Central Kansas Northwest Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Panhandle The Northern Texas Panhandle * Effective this Saturday afternoon from 520 PM until Midnight 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 2.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will likely increase in coverage and intensity this evening along/ahead of a southward-moving cold front. The strongest cores should be capable of producing large to very large hail up to 1.5-2.5 inches in diameter and scattered severe/damaging winds. Peak gusts may reach 70-75 mph on an isolated basis, especially if any bowing clusters can form. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles west northwest of Dalhart TX to 45 miles north of Medicine Lodge KS. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 327...WW 328... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector 29030. ...Gleason Read more