Topic: First Severe T-Storm Watch of the Season?

[Harryca]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 5
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   300 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
     NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS
     CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
     NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

   * EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM UNTIL 1000 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

   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF KNOB NOSTER MISSOURI TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF POTEAU OKLAHOMA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

[WeatherHost]

I guess that depends on how you look at it.  It's Watch #5, but the other four have been Tornado Watches.

It is the first outside of the southeast, so I guess that's something.

[LFWX]

This is the latest first-March Watch since 1970.
https://www.facebook.com/NWSSPC/photos/a.252124794804491.85779.248179758532328/1068620656488230/?type=1&permPage=1

[SlowModem]

Here's a story about Oklahoma tornadoes:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3012027/Storm-chasers-capture-incredible-moment-scattered-tornadoes-sweep-Oklahoma-blast-cause-hail-size-baseballs.html

[BigOkie]

Here's a story about Oklahoma tornadoes:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3012027/Storm-chasers-capture-incredible-moment-scattered-tornadoes-sweep-Oklahoma-blast-cause-hail-size-baseballs.html

Luckily, I made out ok.  Lost power from 6pm to about 7am this morning, got caught in this hell trying to get back to my work (we have a bank vault in the basement) and car took some hail shots but no damage seen.  No damage to the home either.  Some limbs down around the neighborhood but not tood bad.  The torrential rain was amazing.  At one point, the VP2 recorded a rain rate of over 20" per hour.  Since I live in a low spot, the max wind I recorded was 45mph, but out east of me they were reporting 80 to 100mph gusts.

A club downtown lost its roof, there was a minor league hockey game going on downtown as well in the arena; everyone was told either into a bathroom or the basement.

Thoughts to out to the man who lost his life (and his family and friends) but it could have been a lot worse.  I have off this week.  I might try and head out to Sand Springs to see if I can get any photos, but it's likely that Tulsa County Sheriff and Sand Springs Police will have it locked down.

[SlowModem]

Luckily, I made out ok.

Glad to hear that! 

[Harryca]

Among others, I just happened to see this storm damage report yesterday. 

2330 UNK TULSA  TULSA  OK 3613 9592 GLASS DOOR SHATTERED ON 1ST FLOOR OF BUILDING HOUSING WFO TULSA. (TSA)

[BigOkie]

Among others, I just happened to see this storm damage report yesterday. 

2330 UNK TULSA  TULSA  OK 3613 9592 GLASS DOOR SHATTERED ON 1ST FLOOR OF BUILDING HOUSING WFO TULSA. (TSA)

They posted the video of that happening on their twitter feed I'm pretty sure.  I think it was retweet.

FYI: I live about a mile and a half from the WFO office here.

https://twitter.com/charks66/status/581116738768531457