At 3:45 this date - A Tornado Watch is in effect until 9:00pm CDT for Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble, Osage and Pawnee counties 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL KANSAS
NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 345 PM UNTIL 900 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM OVER NORTHERN OK AND CENTRAL KS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE DRYLINE. WHILE ONLY A FEW STORMS MAY FORM...THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR VERY LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH THOSE CELLS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MANHATTAN KANSAS TO 35 MILES SOUTH OF PONCA CITY OKLAHOMA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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.
Address/Location
Ranch Drive Fire Department
3454 South Ranch Drive
Ponca City, OK 74601
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 580-762-7785
