Overview

• Watch 570 is effective until 3 a.m. CDT across western Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Panhandle and the Texas Panhandle.
• The SPC warns that supercell clusters may produce hail up to 3 inches, damaging wind gusts of 75–80 mph and isolated tornadoes overnight.
• Forecasters cite steep mid-level lapse rates, abundant boundary-layer moisture and an intensifying low-level jet as factors sustaining severe storm potential.
• The ongoing watch caps a series of sequential watches (566–569) issued since August 1 as the threat zone shifted from the central High Plains into southern areas.
• Communities and emergency managers are urged to follow local alerts and be ready to shelter if warnings are issued during the overnight period.