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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 278
WW 278 SEVERE TSTM TX 171930Z – 180300Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 278 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 230 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northwest and North-Central Texas * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 230 PM until 1000 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 4 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 80 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will rapidly intensify this afternoon. Supercells capable of very large hail and damaging winds will be a concern through the early evening. A tornado or two is also possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles east and west of a line from 60 miles north of Fort Worth TX to 5 miles south of Waco 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 277... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector 27030. ...Hart
Multiday severe weather threat continues next week following deadly tornado outbreak
A cold front and developing low-pressure system will bring multiple rounds of showers and severe thunderstorms through early next week, with the greatest threat for damaging storms on Monday and Tuesday across the Plains and Tennessee Valley. The severe weather risk will shift eastward by midweek and will eventually impact the East Coast.
Drone video shows extensive tornado damage in St. Louis
Daylight Saturday morning revealed the extent of tornado damage in St. Louis after the twister devastated parts of the city early Friday evening, leaving five dead and 38 injured.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 277
WW 277 SEVERE TSTM NH NY VT LO 171635Z – 180000Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 277 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1235 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western New Hampshire Central and Northern New York Vermont Lake Ontario * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 1235 PM until 800 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will increase in coverage through the afternoon. Locally damaging winds are the main concern, but the strongest cells could also produce large hail and perhaps a tornado. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles east southeast of Montpelier VT to 5 miles south of Rochester NY. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 26030. ...Hart
Woman killed after church roof collapses during tornado strike in St. Louis
Seven people were killed after a tornado tore through parts of Missouri on Friday evening, with one of those deaths being a 70-year-old woman at Centennial Christian Church in St. Louis.
SPC – No watches are valid as of Sat May 17 13:01:02 UTC 2025
No watches are valid as of Sat May 17 13:01:02 UTC 2025.
Deadly tornado outbreak leaves at least 16 dead across Kentucky, Missouri
A tornado outbreak swept across the Ohio Valley Friday night leaving more than a dozen dead and rescue crews frantically searching neighborhoods left in ruins for any other survivors.
Texas Severe Storm Warning: Threat Level Rising Today
Our calm stretch of weather has ended in Texas with the return of severe storms on Friday, affecting the Hill Country and North Texas. Today’s storms are expected to be more numerous and potentially more intense, with risks including hurricane-force wind gusts, a few tornadoes, and hail up to the size of softballs. A conditional […]