MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0620 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0727 PM CDT Fri May 03 2024 AREAS AFFECTED...western North Texas into adjacent southwestern Oklahoma CONCERNING...Severe potential...Watch possible VALID 040027Z - 040230Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...40 percent SUMMARY...Ongoing convection across North Texas -- from west of Childress to the Wichita Falls/Jacksboro/Mineral Wells vicinity -- may expand in coverage/intensity over the next couple of hours. New WW issuance could become necessary, if convection can organize further. DISCUSSION...A cluster of northeastward-moving storms west of Childress will soon exit Tornado Watch 178. Some ....... more |