SPC MD 2376

MD 2376 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 685... FOR PORTIONS OF WEST AND NORTHWEST TEXAS INTO SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA Mesoscale Discussion 2376 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0601 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2026 Areas affected...portions of West and Northwest Texas into southwestern Oklahoma Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 685... Valid 142301Z - 150030Z The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 685 continues. SUMMARY...The threat for primarily damaging wind gusts and perhaps a brief tornado or two continues across Severe Thunderstorm Watch 685. DISCUSSION...Initially more cellular convection that formed along a north-south oriented Pacific cold front has largely trended toward a linear storm mode as of 2300 UTC, with two stronger clusters noted across West Texas. Several wind gusts measured/estimated in the 60-75 mph range have been noted with this activity over the past couple of hours. Expectation is for these clusters to continue to progress northeastward, which will gradually result in storms becoming elevated as they progress into greater low-level stability noted north of an east-west oriented remnant outflow boundary and becoming elevated. The primary...