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5/18 4:30PM – Rapid severe thunderstorm development is underway in the Big Country, from Tuscola to Abilene to Albany. Those storms may already be producing very large hail, and that threat will continue into Northwest Texas and western North Texas through 6 PM. A severe storm is also ongoing west of Canadian in the northeastern […]
WW 288 TORNADO TX 182130Z – 190300Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 288 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 430 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of West-Central into North-Central Texas * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 430 PM until 1000 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Supercells will continue to rapidly develop and pose a threat for both a few tornadoes and large to very large hail this afternoon and evening as they move east-northeastward. The largest hailstones may reach up to 2-3 inches in diameter. A strong tornado may occur with any persistent supercell this evening as low-level shear increases. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles southwest of Brownwood TX to 25 miles north northwest of Wichita Falls TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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 286...WW 287... AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 550. Mean storm motion vector 25030. ...Gleason
The community of Laurel County, Kentucky, is grieving the loss of more than a dozen people, including a firefighter who spent nearly four decades helping others, after a tornado destroyed his neighborhood while he was on duty.
While all eyes were on Oklahoma and Kansas on Sunday for tornadoes, people outside of Denver and in eastern Colorado got quite the show.
While all eyes were on Oklahoma and Kansas on Sunday for tornadoes, people outside of Denver and in eastern Colorado got quite the show.
WW 287 TORNADO KS OK TX 182040Z – 190300Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 287 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 340 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of South Central Kansas Western and Central Oklahoma Northeast Texas Panhandle * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until 1000 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Supercell thunderstorms are expected to rapidly intensify along a dryline and warm front and spread across the watch area through the evening. Very large hail and a few tornadoes are possible. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles west northwest of Russell KS to 25 miles south southwest of Fort Sill OK. 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 286... AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 25030. ...Hart
A 48-year-old St. Louis man killed when a tree crashed into a pickup truck during Fridayâs severe weather outbreak in Missouri and Kentucky leaves a hole in his community, which will miss the joy he brought through his laugh, love and the delicious street corn he shared.
Top weather news for Sunday, May 18, 2025: Communities just now entering recovery mode in the wake of deadly tornadoes and severe weather will be at risk again as millions of people in the Plains, South and Midwest face a renewed multiday severe storm threat this week.