Severe Thunderstorm Watch 05/17/2025 19:56 for Oklahoma areas

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 17 at 9:56PM CDT until May 18 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 17, 2025 - 7:56pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2025 - 2:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 283 UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 279. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OKLAHOMA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CANADIAN CLEVELAND GRADY KINGFISHER LINCOLN LOGAN MCCLAIN OKLAHOMA POTTAWATOMIE IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SEMINOLE IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA BLAINE IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA HUGHES IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA CADDO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANADARKO, BLANCHARD, CHANDLER, CHICKASHA, CONCHO, DAVENPORT, EL RENO, GEARY, GUTHRIE, HENNESSEY, HINTON, HOLDENVILLE, KINGFISHER, MEEKER, MOORE, MUSTANG, NEWCASTLE, NORMAN, OKARCHE, OKEENE, OKLAHOMA CITY, PRAGUE, PURCELL, SEMINOLE, SHAWNEE, STROUD, TUTTLE, WATONGA, WELLSTON, WETUMKA, WEWOKA, AND YUKON.
Area Description: 
Blaine, OK; Caddo, OK; Canadian, OK; Cleveland, OK; Grady, OK; Hughes, OK; Kingfisher, OK; Lincoln, OK; Logan, OK; McClain, OK; Oklahoma, OK; Pottawatomie, OK; Seminole, OK
Forcast Office: 
NWS Norman OK