Day: April 24, 2025
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 169
WW 169 SEVERE TSTM CO 242140Z – 250400Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 169 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 440 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Eastern Colorado * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 440 PM until 1100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Additional strong/severe storm development is expected to occur through late afternoon, especially across east-central/southeast Colorado. This will include a combo of multicells and a few supercells with large hail expected to be the most probable severe hazard. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles west northwest of Pueblo CO to 35 miles east of Lamar CO. 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 166...WW 167...WW 168... 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 29025. ...Guyer
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 168
WW 168 SEVERE TSTM NM TX 242100Z – 250300Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 168 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 400 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Far Southeast New Mexico West Texas * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 400 PM until 1000 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Isolated thunderstorms are forecast to develop through the late afternoon and early evening. The stronger storms will likely become supercellular and pose mainly a threat for large to very large hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles north northwest of Big Spring TX to 25 miles west southwest of Dryden TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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 166...WW 167... AVIATION...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 31015. ...Smith
LIVE STORM CHASING: Texas Panhandle and West Texas (April 24, 2025)
 Embark on an exhilarating journey with the Texas Storm Chasers as they set out to document the potentially intense and awe-inspiring supercell thunderstorms sweeping through the Texas Panhandle and the expansive region of West Texas. Accomplished storm chasers Adam Lucio and Chelsea Burnett are poised to bring you directly into the heart of the […]
Eaglets killed when 75-mph windstorm knocks bald eagle nest out of tree
Three baby bald eagles were killed over the weekend when their nest was blown out of a tree during a sudden windstorm.
Dangerous severe weather threat builds from Southern Plains to Upper Midwest during final week of April
A powerful spring storm system is poised to sweep across the heartland next week and produce severe weather from Tulsa and Oklahoma City, northward to Minneapolis and Duluth. The greatest risk area appears to focus on Iowa and nearby Kansas, Minnesota and Wisconsin, where an intensifying low-level jet could enhance the intensity and coverage of storms.
SPC Tornado Watch 167
WW 167 TORNADO OK TX 242035Z – 250400Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 167 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 335 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Oklahoma Panhandle Texas Panhandle and South Plains * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 335 PM until 1100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 4 inches in diameter likely Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Widely scattered thunderstorms are forecast to rapidly develop this afternoon into the early evening. Environmental shear and buoyancy combinations strongly favor intense, discrete supercells. Large to giant hail will be probable with any supercell. The tornado risk will likely focus for a few hours during the early evening near a residual outflow boundary draped over parts of the Watch area. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles northeast of Guymon OK to 60 miles southeast of Lubbock TX. 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 166... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 29015. ...Smith
Texas Storms Today: Brazos Valley First, Giant Hail Later in West TX
Multiple zones of severe thunderstorm potential are underway or about to develop across Texas. For simplicity’s sake, I’ll divide them up into regions. Central Texas, Brazos Valley, and Southeast Texas A line of storms is moving southeast into the aforementioned regions. These storms produced 67 MPH winds in Waco, along with flooding from heavy rain […]