WW 14 SEVERE TSTM KS 060235Z - 061000Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 14
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
835 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2026
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
South Central Kansas
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 835 PM
until 400 AM CST.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A few intense thunderstorms over north-central Oklahoma
will track northward into the watch area overnight, with some risk
of large hail and perhaps damaging wind gusts.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles northeast of
Wichita KS to 45 miles south of Wichita KS. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU4).
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 13...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
23030.
...Hart
WW 13 TORNADO OK TX 052345Z - 060600Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 13
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
545 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2026
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western Oklahoma
Eastern Texas Panhandle
* Effective this Thursday afternoon from 545 PM until Midnight
CST.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify rapidly this
evening in an increasingly moist and unstable air mass. Supercells
capable of very large hail and a few tornadoes are the main
concerns.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles south southwest of Childress
TX to 75 miles north of Clinton OK. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 23030.
...Hart
WW 0014 Status Updates
STATUS REPORT ON WW 14
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..03/06/26
ATTN...WFO...ICT...
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 14
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC015-035-077-079-095-155-173-191-060540-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER COWLEY HARPER
HARVEY KINGMAN RENO
SEDGWICK SUMNER
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
WW 0013 Status Updates
STATUS REPORT ON WW 13
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 S CDS TO
50 SE BGD.
..SPC..03/06/26
ATTN...WFO...OUN...AMA...LUB...
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 13
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OKC003-009-011-015-039-043-045-047-053-055-057-065-075-093-129-
149-151-153-060540-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA BECKHAM BLAINE
CADDO CUSTER DEWEY
ELLIS GARFIELD GRANT
GREER HARMON JACKSON
KIOWA MAJOR ROGER MILLS
WASHITA WOODS WOODWARD
TXC087-211-483-060540-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLLINGSWORTH HEMPHILL WHEELER
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
MD 0144 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 14... FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
Mesoscale Discussion 0144
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1055 PM CST Thu Mar 05 2026
Areas affected...South Central Kansas
Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 14...
Valid 060455Z - 060630Z
The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 14
continues.
SUMMARY...Severe threat will increase across the southeastern half
of ww014 over the next few hours.
DISCUSSION...Long-lived supercell that developed over western OK
earlier this evening has advanced into Grant county OK, and will
soon cross the border into Sumner county KS. This supercell has a
history of producing tornadoes. Latest surface data suggests the air
mass just downstream of this storm is a bit cooler than across
northern OK, but slow moistening is occurring across southern KS as
the warm front gradually lifts north. VWP data at VNX and ICT
exhibit very strong 0-3km SRH so this supercell should continue to
track northeast, but some weakening is expected due to the
aforementioned cooler boundary layer. Given the strength of the LLJ,
a few thunderstorm clusters are expected to evolve across south
central KS into the early morning hours. While some tornado risk
exists with this storm as it tracks northeast, current thinking is
hail/wind will become the primary concerns as updrafts should
gradually decouple and become more elevated in nature.
..Darrow.. 03/06/2026
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
ATTN...WFO...TSA...ICT...
LAT...LON 37949794 37949612 36999650 37019832 37949794
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...UP TO 95 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...65-80 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.50-2.50 IN
MD 0142 CONCERNING FREEZING RAIN FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW YORK INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
Mesoscale Discussion 0142
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0832 PM CST Thu Mar 05 2026
Areas affected...portions of eastern New York into southern New
England
Concerning...Freezing rain
Valid 060232Z - 060830Z
SUMMARY...Light to moderate freezing rain has begun across portions
of eastern New York into southern New England and is expected to
continue over the next 4-6 hours, especially for high elevations.
DISCUSSION...DCVA ahead of an approaching mid-level shortwave trough
will overspread portions of the Northeast over the next 4-6 hours.
Coupled with increasing 850 mb warm air advection, this is expected
to support an expansion of light to moderate freezing rain rates
already noted at some ASOS sites across portions of eastern New York
into southern New England. While regional surface temperatures are
hovering at or just above freezing in the low-to-mid 30s, modest
surface temperature decreases are expected over the next couple of
hours given weak surface cold air advection and evaporative cooling
amidst surface wet bulb temperatures near freezing. The greatest
potential for freezing rain rates to exceed 0.06"/3 hours is
expected across areas of higher terrain, particularly across the
eastern Catskill Mountains, Berkshires, Litchfield Hills, and
Worcester Hills. Rates are generally expected to remain lighter
within the intermediate Valleys owing to marginally warmer surface
temperatures, but heavier rates may be supported should stronger
surface CAA infiltrate these areas of lower terrain. Cooler
low-to-mid level temperatures are expected to support snow as the
primary precipitation type for areas farther north.
..Chalmers/Moore.. 03/06/2026
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
ATTN...WFO...GYX...BOX...BTV...OKX...ALY...
LAT...LON 41737137 41677218 41637295 41707339 41967393 42417441
43037466 43377452 43597381 43387319 43027216 42627152
42337121 41967122 41737137
SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0657 PM CST Thu Mar 05 2026
Valid 060100Z - 061200Z
...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE
EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA...
...SUMMARY...
Scattered severe thunderstorms remain possible this evening from the
eastern Texas Panhandle into western Oklahoma and southern/central
Kansas. Large hail, a couple tornadoes, and severe/damaging winds
are possible.
...Discussion...
Scattered strong cells are evolving across the eastern TX Panhandle
and western OK, where moisture and instability continue to develop
northward. Storms have been slow to get organized/sustained due to
weak low-level convergence, but several severe storms appear likely
this evening as the low-level jet increases and the environment
remains favorable. The 00Z AMA soundings shows a supercell wind
profile with substantial instability, supporting both large hail and
tornado potential.
Additional/isolated storms cannot be ruled out south of the Enhanced
Risk area, as the environment remains unstable with minimal
inhibition.
..Jewell.. 03/06/2026
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